<!--
{
  "availability" : [

  ],
  "documentType" : "symbol",
  "framework" : "ShaderGraph-Docs",
  "identifier" : "/documentation/ShaderGraph/Application",
  "metadataVersion" : "0.1.0",
  "role" : "ShaderGraph Node Group",
  "symbol" : {
    "kind" : "ShaderGraph Node Group",
    "modules" : [
      "ShaderGraph"
    ],
    "preciseIdentifier" : "application"
  },
  "title" : "Application"
}
-->

# Application

Get system values such as the current time or the direction of the up vector.

## Overview

Use Application nodes as input to other parts of your material. For example, you might use the current time as a unique input value to another node.

## Topics

### Nodes

[`Time (float)`](/documentation/ShaderGraph/Application/Time-(float))

The current time in seconds.

[`Up Direction`](/documentation/ShaderGraph/Application/Up-Direction)

The direction of the up vector.


---

Copyright &copy; 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)