Basic Features XPresso XPresso Nodes General Time Operator
Function available in CINEMA 4D Prime, Visualize, Broadcast, Studio & BodyPaint 3D
Time Operator

Basic Parameter

Parameter

You can access various animation parameters via the following output ports:

Time

Current time is seconds since the start of the animation (internally, this is more precise than Real).

Real [-∞..+∞]

Current time in seconds since the start of the animation.

Frame [-2147483648..2147483647]

Current frame since the start of the animation.

Frames per second [-2147483648..2147483647]

The frame rate as defined in the project settings.

Start

The start of the animation as defined in the project settings.

End

The end of the animation as defined in the project settings.

Loop start

The start of the preview area, given in seconds.

Loop end

End of the preview area (the green area in the Timeline), given in seconds.

Delta

The time interval between two frames, given in seconds.

Previous

The time before the current frame.