.. _shapes:

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Shapes
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.. currentmodule:: scikits.scattpy

A shape defines homogeneous particle surface or layers' surfaces of a multilayered particle.
All shapes are classes derrived from the :autoclass:`Shape`.

The following shapes are predefined:

.. autosummary::
   :toctree: generated/

   ShapeSphere
   ShapeSpheroid
   ShapeChebyshev
