# Use actionscript to create objects in the shape of a circle

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**Created:** [March 16, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-actionscript-to-create-objects-in-the-shape-of-a-circle/306468 "2010-03-16T04:54:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![nlween](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@nlween](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nlween)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-actionscript-to-create-objects-in-the-shape-of-a-circle/306468/1 "2010-03-16T04:54:35Z")

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can someone suggest to me how i might use actionscript to place say 100 small MC’s on the stage in a circle? i assume i would need some sort of trigonometric function, but my math skills are a bit rusty…