# Get Attribute: alive Menu Path : **Operator > Attribute > Get Attribute: alive** The **Get Attribute: alive** returns the alive, which is a [standard attribute](Reference-Attributes.md), of a simulated element depending on [Location](Attributes.md#attribute-locations). This Operator outputs whether the simulated element is alive or not. [!include[](Snippets/Operator-GetAttributeOperatorSettings.md)] ## Operator properties | **Output** | **Type** | **Description** | | ---------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | alive | bool | The value of the alive attribute, based on **Location**.
If this attribute has not been written to, this Operator returns the default attribute value. | ## Details The value the attribute returns uses the system’s space (either local-space or world-space).