# Superquadric attributes exact definition

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superquadric-attributes-exact-definition/3205
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Tags:** python
**Created:** [December 18, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superquadric-attributes-exact-definition/3205 "2019-12-18T12:22:58Z")
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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/superquadric-attributes-exact-definition/3205/2 "2019-12-18T12:47:41Z")

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[https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/blob/master/Filters/Sources/vtkSuperquadricSource.cxx](https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/blob/master/Filters/Sources/vtkSuperquadricSource.cxx)

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Based on "Rigid physically based superquadrics", A. H. Barr,
   in "Graphics Gems III", David Kirk, ed., Academic Press, 1992.
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