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The Superformula Shape path effect applied to a sample shape
Curves

Superformula Shape

One equation that walks from a circle to a starfish to a diatom as four exponents move, so it suits generative identity marks.

Open in the editor More curves path effects
FamilyCurves
Parameters4 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 4 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Symmetry1 to 20, default 5
  2. n10.1 to 6, default 2
  3. n20.1 to 6, default 2
  4. n30.1 to 6, default 2

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