# Help with Shapes3D

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-with-shapes3d/20930>\
**Category:** Libraries\
**Created:** [May 16, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-with-shapes3d/20930 "2020-05-16T03:40:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![lilqtip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@lilqtip](https://discourse.processing.org/u/lilqtip)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-with-shapes3d/20930/1 "2020-05-16T03:40:39Z")

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I am new to using libraries, to be frank, this is my first time trying.  
Now I am trying to use shapes3D to well, make 3D shapes and I can’t figure out how to work it.  
I have used their website ‘[http://www.lagers.org.uk/s3d4p/libguides/lg06-ellipsoid.html](http://www.lagers.org.uk/s3d4p/libguides/lg06-ellipsoid.html)’ and it’s useful  
but I can’t seem to figure out how to use it in my code, I want to make an ellipsoid instead of a sphere and  
I am finding it difficult, any help would be very appreciated.

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**Author:** ![quark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/quark/32/26_2.png) [@quark](https://discourse.processing.org/u/quark)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/help-with-shapes3d/20930/2 "2020-05-16T07:33:05Z")

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All the libraries come with examples. In Processing select **File \> Examples** from the menus and in the dialog window that open the **Contributed Libraries** tab then the **Shapes3D** tab and you will find a host of examples, find the ellipsoid example under **Basic Shapes**.

BTW an ellipsoid is a sphere where the X, Y and Z radii are not all the ame. 😀