{"name":"get3DENEntity","title":"get3DENEntity","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/get3DENEntity","revid":378362,"updated":"2026-04-03T16:26:44Z","groups":["Eden Editor"],"status":"ok","games":{"arma3":"1.56"},"since":"arma3 1.56","arma3_since":"1.56","description":"Returns Eden Entity based on its Eden ID.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"get3DENEntity ID","params":[{"name":"ID","type":"Number","description":"Eden ID","type_expr":"Number"}],"returns":{"type":"Eden Entity or Number","type_expr":"Eden Entity | Number","description":"- If the ID points to an Eden Entity the entity is returned - If it points to a Eden Editor: Layer or Eden Editor: Comment the ID is returned - If no entity with given ID exists `-1` is returned","text":"Eden Entity or Number\n\n- If the *ID* points to an Eden Entity the entity is returned\n- If it points to a Eden Editor: Layer or Eden Editor: Comment the *ID* is returned\n- If no entity with given *ID* exists `-1` is returned"},"form":"unary","right":{"text":"ID"}}],"examples":[{"code":["myEntity = get3DENEntity 1;"]}],"see_also":["get3DENEntityID"]}