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title: References
description: "you can Reference values from other Channels or Nodes and also use these in your @(Particle) Expressions. You can see the channel names by hovering your mouse over the desired channel. | Variable | Explanation | Example | | ---…"
url: "https://storm-vfx.com/docs/references/"
updated: "2021-05-30"
category: General / Expressions
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# References

you can Reference values from other Channels or Nodes and also use these in your @(Particle) Expressions. You can see the channel names by hovering your mouse over the desired channel.

| Variable | Explanation | Example |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ref(Objectname.Channelname) | returns the Transform X Value of a Transformnode named „Transform“ | ref(Transform.translateX) |