.. _bpy.types.ShaderNodeObjectInfo:

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Object Info Node
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.. figure:: /images/render_cycles_nodes_types_input_object-info_node.png
   :align: right

   Object Info Node.

The *Object Info* node gives information about the object instance.
This can be useful to give some variation to a single material assigned to multiple instances,
either manually controlled through the object index, based on the object location,
or randomized for each instance. For example a Noise texture can give random colors or a Color
Ramp can give a range of colors to be randomly picked from.


Inputs
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This node has no inputs.


Properties
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This node has no properties.


Outputs
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Location
   Location of the object in world space.
Object Index
   Object pass index, same as *Pass Index*
   in the :menuselection:`Properties Editor --> Object --> Relations`.
Material Index
   Material pass index, same as *Pass Index*
   in the :menuselection:`Properties Editor --> Material --> Settings`.
Random
   Random number unique to a single object instance.

.. note::

   Note that this node only works for material shading nodes;
   it does nothing for lamp and world shading nodes.


Example
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.. figure:: /images/render_cycles_nodes_types_input_object-info_example.png
   :width: 640px

.. figure:: /images/render_cycles_settings_scene_render_motion-blur_example-cubes.jpg
   :width: 640px

   `Example blend-file <https://en.blender.org/uploads/0/03/Blender2.65_motion_blur.blend>`__.