> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://scenegroup.gitbook.io/cavalry/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://scenegroup.gitbook.io/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types.md).

# Distribution Types

**Distributions** are used by several other nodes including the [Duplicator](/cavalry/nodes/shapes/duplicator.md) and [Connect Shape](/cavalry/nodes/shapes/connect-shape.md). They provide a way to position Shapes.

[Array](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/array-distribution.md) - manually place Shapes using by specifying positions for each id.  

[Circle](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/circle-distribution.md) - place Shapes in a radial pattern.

Custom - 

[Fibonacci](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/fibonacci-distribution.md) - place Shapes in a Fibonacci spiral pattern.

[Grid](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/grid-distribution.md) - place Shapes in a grid layout.

[Linear](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/linear-distribution.md) - place Shapes along a horizontal or vertical line.

[Mask](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/mask-distribution.md) - distribute shapes a then remove any that fall outside another shape.

[Math](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/math-distribution.md) - use mathematical expressions to place Shapes.

[Path](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/path-distribution.md) - place Shapes along a path.

[Point](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/point-distribution.md) - place Shapes on a single point. 

[Random](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/random-distribution.md) - randomly position Shapes.

[Rose](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/rose-distribution.md) - place Shapes in a rose pattern. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_(mathematics>)

[Shape Edges](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/shape-edges-distribution.md) - place Shapes along another Shape's edges.

[Shape Points](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/shape-points-distribution.md) - place Shapes on another Shape's points.

[Shuffle](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/shuffle-distribution.md) - rearranges the ids of a sub-mesh.

[Sub-Mesh](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/sub-mesh-distribution.md) - place Shapes using the positions of Shapes contained within a sub-mesh.

[Voxelize](/cavalry/user-interface/general/distribution-types/voxelize-distribution.md) - place Shapes by voxelizing another Shape.


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