Command Line Interface¶

The superellipse command provides tools for working with superellipse curves.

Commands¶

`superellipse sample`¶

Sample points from a superellipse.

superellipse sample --p 4 --n 100 --format json
superellipse sample --a 2 --b 1 --p 8 --method arclength

Options:

--a: Semi-axis in x direction (default: 1.0)
--b: Semi-axis in y direction (default: 1.0)
--p: Exponent (default: 2.0, circle)
--n: Number of points (default: 100)
--method: Sampling method: uniform, arclength, adaptive
--format: Output format: json, csv, numpy

`superellipse svg`¶

Generate SVG output.

superellipse svg --p 4 --output squircle.svg
superellipse svg --p 8 --width 200 --height 200 --stroke-width 2

Options:

--output, -o: Output file (default: stdout)
--width: SVG width in pixels
--height: SVG height in pixels
--stroke-width: Stroke width
--stroke-color: Stroke color (CSS color)
--fill: Fill color (default: none)

`superellipse info`¶

Display information about a superellipse.

superellipse info --p 4

Shows:

Parameter values
Approximate perimeter
Curvature range
Classification (circle, ellipse, squircle, etc.)