# Access to normal

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/access-to-normal/11221
**Category:** Coding Questions
**Created:** [May 14, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/access-to-normal/11221 "2019-05-14T12:04:32Z")
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### Author: ![vamoss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/vamoss/32/5085_2.png) [@vamoss](https://discourse.processing.org/u/vamoss)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/access-to-normal/11221/1 "2019-05-14T12:04:32Z")

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Hi,

Anyone knows how do I get access to normals?

I am trying to create a custom polygon, and it seems that the vertexNormals array is not accessible.

Thanks!

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### Author: ![vamoss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/vamoss/32/5085_2.png) [@vamoss](https://discourse.processing.org/u/vamoss)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/access-to-normal/11221/2 "2019-05-14T13:14:42Z")

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Find it…

I had to create a Geomtry object:  
[https://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/711500](https://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/711500)

Cheers,  
Carlos