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    single: pointOnSurfaceInfo
    single: 0x4e505349
    single: category; geometry

_default - pointOnSurfaceInfo (0x4e505349)
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:classification:
    
    
    geometry
    
    

:plugin:
    (built-in)

:id:
    0x4e505349


:link:
    visit Autodesk Maya 2026 official reference `a link`_.

.. _a link: https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2026/ENU/Maya-Tech-Docs/Nodes/pointOnSurfaceInfo.html



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        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <th class="attr_name">Long name (short name)</th>
                <th class="attr_type">Type</th>
                <th class="attr_default">Value</th>
                <th class="attr_minmax">Min/Max</th>
                <th class="attr_flags">Flags</th>
            </tr>
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external visible attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozen">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozen (fzn)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="frozenAffected">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">frozenAffected (fza)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, extension, out, storable</td>
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            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="inputSurface">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">inputSurface (is)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="parent indent0 dotted" data-attr-name="result">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">result (r)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">compound</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="normal">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">normal (n)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="normalX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalX (nx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="normalY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalY (ny)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr class="child indent2 last" data-attr-name="normalZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalZ (nz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="normalizedNormal">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalizedNormal (nn)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="normalizedNormalX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalizedNormalX (nnx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="normalizedNormalY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalizedNormalY (nny)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr class="child indent2 last" data-attr-name="normalizedNormalZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalizedNormalZ (nnz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="normalizedTangentU">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalizedTangentU (ntu)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="normalizedTangentUX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalizedTangentUX (nux)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="normalizedTangentUY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalizedTangentUY (nuy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr class="child indent2 last" data-attr-name="normalizedTangentUZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalizedTangentUZ (nuz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="normalizedTangentV">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalizedTangentV (ntv)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="normalizedTangentVX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalizedTangentVX (nvx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
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            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="normalizedTangentVY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalizedTangentVY (nvy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 last" data-attr-name="normalizedTangentVZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">normalizedTangentVZ (nvz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    

    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="position">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">position (p)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="positionX">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">positionX (px)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="positionY">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">positionY (py)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 last" data-attr-name="positionZ">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">positionZ (pz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    

    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="tangentU">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentU (tu)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="tangentUx">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentUx (tux)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="tangentUy">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentUy (tuy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 last" data-attr-name="tangentUz">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentUz (tuz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    

    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent1 dotted" data-attr-name="tangentV">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 4ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentV (tv)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double3</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="tangentVx">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentVx (tvx)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">1</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 dotted" data-attr-name="tangentVy">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentVy (tvy)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    
                
    
            <tr class="child indent2 last" data-attr-name="tangentVz">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 8ex;"><span class="attr_label">tangentVz (tvz)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">doubleLinear</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, out</td>
            </tr>


    

    

            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="parameterU">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">parameterU (u)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="parameterV">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">parameterV (v)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">double</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="turnOnPercentage">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">turnOnPercentage (top)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">external hidden attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="isHistoricallyInteresting">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">isHistoricallyInteresting (ihi)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">byte</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">2</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/255</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="message">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">message (msg)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">message</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, hidden, out</td>
            </tr>


            
            
            
            <tr>
                <th colspan="5">internal attributes</th>
            </tr>
            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="binMembership">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">binMembership (bnm)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">-</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">-</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">hidden, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="caching">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">caching (cch)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">bool</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/1</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
                
    
            <tr class="indent0" data-attr-name="nodeState">
    

                <td class="attr_name" style="text-indent: 0ex;"><span class="attr_label">nodeState (nds)</span></td>
                <td class="attr_type">enum</td>
                <td class="attr_value">
                    <div class="attr_current">-</div>
                    
                    <ul class="attr_enum_list">
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Normal (0)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            HasNoEffect (1)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Blocking (2)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Normal (8)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-HasNoEffect (9)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                        <li class="attr_enum_item">
                            Waiting-Blocking (10)
                            
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                    
                    
                </td>
                <td class="attr_minmax">0/10</td>
                <td class="attr_flags">connectable, in, out, storable</td>
            </tr>


            
            
        </tbody>
    </table>