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# sceneTime

The current scene time.

```
var sceneTime: TimeInterval { get set }
```

## Discussion

This timestamp determines the behavior of running animations, similar to how the playhead time in a video player application determines which frame of a movie to display. It applies only to animations whose <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/QuartzCore/CAAnimation/usesSceneTimeBase> property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>, including those loaded from a scene source using the <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/SceneKit/SCNSceneSource/AnimationImportPolicy/playUsingSceneTimeBase> option.

Use this property together with the above animation options when you want to directly control (or allow the user to directly control) the playback of animations.

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