# Getting node-id from position vector

**URL:** <https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/getting-node-id-from-position-vector/1289>\
**Category:** FLAC3D\
**Created:** [January 4, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/getting-node-id-from-position-vector/1289 "2024-01-04T20:45:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![cgulenc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@cgulenc](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/cgulenc)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/getting-node-id-from-position-vector/1289/1 "2024-01-04T20:45:33Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to get the structure node-id or structure node pointer from the known position vector ?

Kind Regards,  
CGulenc

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**Author:** ![Huy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Huy](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/Huy)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/getting-node-id-from-position-vector/1289/2 "2024-01-05T08:16:18Z")

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You can try struct.node.id.component(struct.node.near(v))

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**Author:** ![cgulenc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@cgulenc](https://forum.itascainternational.com/u/cgulenc)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.itascainternational.com/t/getting-node-id-from-position-vector/1289/3 "2024-01-05T12:40:48Z")

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Thank you very much. I couldn’t notice struct.node.near(v).