# Creating a Shape Node from an Array of Points

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Create jagged or smooth shapes from the same array of points.

### Overview

An `SKShapeNode` object can be initialized with an array of points describing a path. The `init(splinePoints:count:)` method can smoothly interpolate between these points to create a curve rather than the series of straight lines created by `init(points:count:)`. The following code shows how to create two shape nodes using the same array of points for both initializers.

```swift
var points = [CGPoint(x: 0, y: 0),               
              CGPoint(x: 100, y: 100),               
              CGPoint(x: 200, y: -50),               
              CGPoint(x: 300, y: 30),               
              CGPoint(x: 400, y: 20)]         
let linearShapeNode = SKShapeNode(points: &points,                                   
                                  count: points.count)          
let splineShapeNode = SKShapeNode(splinePoints: &points,                                   
                                  count: points.count)
```

The following image shows linearShapeNode in blue and splineShapeNode in red.

![creating-a-shape-node-from-an-array-of-points-001](/images/034-skshapenode-creating-a-shape-node-from-an-array-of-points-001.png)

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