Presets

Superellipse

From circle to rectangle by changing one exponent. A superellipse preset.

From circle to rectangle by changing one exponent.

A preset that builds a superellipse. Apply it to a shape layer.

Installation

  1. Put the preset in the User Presets folder.
    • Windows: C:\Users\[username]\Documents\Adobe\After Effects 20xx\User Presets
    • macOS: Documents/Adobe/After Effects 20xx/User Presets
  2. Create a new shape layer.
  3. Find “Superellipse” in Effects & Presets and apply it to the shape layer.

Properties

  • Width / Height
  • n — the exponent of the approximated superellipse (2 gives a circle)
  • Fill Colour / Line Colour / Line Width