Using Matlab to generate families of similar Attneave shapes

We present a program for Matlab that quickly generates Attneave-style random polygons and families of similar polygons. The function allows a great deal of user control over various aspects of the shape generation process. It also has the ability to detect and eliminate shapes that do not match a variety of user-entered parameters regarding the lengths of the shapes' sides,vertex angles, and topological form. The function eliminates the time-consuming task of generating such shapes by hand and should allow their broader use. in behavioral research, The Matlab script function can be downloaded at www.dal.ca/ -mcmullen/downloads.html.