# Meshscatter shapes

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meshscatter-shapes/134662
**Category:** New to Julia
**Tags:** makie
**Created:** [December 21, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meshscatter-shapes/134662 "2025-12-21T06:24:04Z")
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### Author: ![mahmah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mahmah/32/214326_2.png) [@mahmah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mahmah)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meshscatter-shapes/134662/1 "2025-12-21T06:24:04Z")

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A few questions concerning GLMakie meshscatter: how can I use some other shape instead of spheres? Where can I find what other kinds of shapes are a available?

Can the orientation of these shapes be specified based on quaternions?

Thanks! ☺

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### Author: ![sdanisch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/sdanisch/32/1406_2.png) [@sdanisch](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sdanisch)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meshscatter-shapes/134662/2 "2025-12-21T09:59:05Z")

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You can use the shapes in GeometryBasics: [Primitives · GeometryBasics.jl](https://juliageometry.github.io/GeometryBasics.jl/dev/primitives/)  
Or use MeshIO, to load most existing mesh files:  
[GitHub - JuliaIO/MeshIO.jl: IO for Meshes](https://github.com/JuliaIO/MeshIO.jl)

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### Author: ![mahmah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mahmah/32/214326_2.png) [@mahmah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mahmah)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/meshscatter-shapes/134662/3 "2025-12-21T12:38:39Z")

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Thanks, can you give a MWE?