diff --git a/examples/HCircleLayout/HCircleLayout_004/HCircleLayout_004.pde b/examples/HCircleLayout/HCircleLayout_004/HCircleLayout_004.pde
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+import hype.*;
+import hype.extended.layout.HCircleLayout;
+
+HDrawablePool pool;
+float         numAssets = 200.0;
+
+void setup() {
+	size(640,640);
+	H.init(this).background(#242424);
+
+	pool = new HDrawablePool((int)numAssets);
+	pool.autoAddToStage()
+		.add(new HRect(2,100).rounding(4))
+
+		.layout(
+			new HCircleLayout()
+			.radius(200)
+			.startLoc(width/2,height/2)
+			.angleStep(360.0/numAssets)
+			.rotateTarget(true)
+
+		)
+		
+		.onCreate(
+			 new HCallback() {
+				public void run(Object obj) {
+					HDrawable d = (HDrawable) obj;
+					d.noStroke().fill(#ECECEC).anchorAt(H.CENTER);
+				}
+			}
+		)
+		.requestAll()
+	;
+
+	H.drawStage();
+	noLoop();
+}
+
+void draw() {
+
+}
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diff --git a/examples/HCircleLayout/HCircleLayout_007/HCircleLayout_007.pde b/examples/HCircleLayout/HCircleLayout_007/HCircleLayout_007.pde
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+import hype.*;
+import hype.extended.layout.HCircleLayout;
+
+import hype.extended.behavior.HOscillator;
+
+int assets =    2880;
+HCircleLayout   circle;
+HDrawablePool   pool;
+
+void setup() {
+  size(640, 640, P3D);
+  H.init(this).background(#242424).use3D(true);
+
+  circle = new HCircleLayout()
+    .startLoc(width/2, height/2).radius(150).angleStep((float)22*360/assets)
+    .useNoise(true)
+    .rotateTarget(true)
+    .noiseRadius(100);
+
+  pool = new HDrawablePool(assets);
+  pool.autoAddToStage()
+    .add(new HRect(2, 2).noStroke().fill(#FF3300).anchorAt(H.CENTER))
+    .layout(circle)
+        .onCreate(
+      new HCallback() {
+        public void run(Object obj) {
+          int i = pool.currentIndex();
+          HDrawable d = (HDrawable) obj;
+                    new HOscillator()
+            .target(d)
+            .property(H.Z)
+            .relativeVal(d.z())
+            .range(-120, 120)
+            .speed(2.3)
+            .freq(1.5)
+            .currentStep(i%360)
+            .waveform(H.EASE)
+          ;
+          
+        }
+      }
+      )
+    .requestAll()
+    ;
+
+
+
+  //outline to show min/max noise bounds
+  float x = circle.startX();
+  float y = circle.startY();
+  //H.add(new HEllipse(circle.minRadius()).noFill().loc(x, y).anchorAt(H.CENTER));
+  //H.add(new HEllipse(circle.maxRadius()).noFill().loc(x, y).anchorAt(H.CENTER));
+
+  //map dark/light colors according to min/max noise radisu
+  for (HDrawable d : pool) {
+    float len = dist(d.x(), d.y(), x, y);
+    int clr = (int)map(len, circle.minRadius(), circle.maxRadius(), 0, 255);
+    d.fill(clr, clr);
+  }
+
+  
+}
+
+void draw() {
+  H.drawStage();
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/hype/extended/layout/HCircleLayout.java b/src/main/java/hype/extended/layout/HCircleLayout.java
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+package hype.extended.layout;
+
+import hype.interfaces.HLayout;
+import hype.H;
+import hype.HDrawable;
+
+import processing.core.PVector;
+
+import static processing.core.PApplet.cos;
+import static processing.core.PApplet.sin;
+import static processing.core.PApplet.radians;
+import static processing.core.PApplet.map;
+
+public class HCircleLayout implements HLayout {
+
+    private int currentIndex;
+    private float angleStep, startAngle;
+    private float angleStepRad, startAngleRad;
+    private float radius, startX, startY, startZ;
+    private float noiseRadius;
+    private boolean rotateTarget;
+    private boolean useNoise;
+
+    public HCircleLayout() {
+        radius = 100;
+        startX = 0;
+        startY = 0;
+        startZ = 0;
+        currentIndex = 0;
+        noiseRadius = radius / 10.0F;
+        this.angleStep(60.0F);
+        this.startAngle(0.0F);
+    }
+
+    public PVector startLoc() {
+        return new PVector(startX, startY, startZ);
+    }
+
+    public HCircleLayout startLoc(float x, float y) {
+        startX = x;
+        startY = y;
+        startZ = 0;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public HCircleLayout startLoc(float x, float y, float z) {
+        startX = x;
+        startY = y;
+        startZ = z;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public float startX() {
+        return startX;
+    }
+
+    public HCircleLayout startX(float x) {
+        startX = x;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public float startY() {
+        return startY;
+    }
+
+    public HCircleLayout startY(float y) {
+        startY = y;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public float startZ() {
+        return startZ;
+    }
+
+    public HCircleLayout startZ(float z) {
+        startZ = z;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public HCircleLayout currentIndex(int i) {
+        currentIndex = i;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public int currentIndex() {
+        return currentIndex;
+    }
+
+    public HCircleLayout resetIndex() {
+        currentIndex = 0;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public HCircleLayout radius(float f) {
+        radius = f;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public float radius() {
+        return radius;
+    }
+
+    public HCircleLayout angleStep(float f) {
+        angleStepRad = radians(f);
+        angleStep = f;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public float angleStep() {
+        return angleStep;
+    }
+
+    public float angleStepRad() {
+        return angleStepRad;
+    }
+
+    public HCircleLayout startAngle(float f) {
+        startAngleRad = radians(f);
+        startAngle = f;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public float startAngle() {
+        return startAngle;
+    }
+
+    public float startAngleRad() {
+        return startAngleRad;
+    }
+
+    public HCircleLayout rotateTarget(boolean b) {
+        rotateTarget = b;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public boolean rotateTarget() {
+        return rotateTarget;
+    }
+
+
+    public HCircleLayout useNoise(boolean b) {
+        useNoise = b;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public boolean useNoise() {
+        return useNoise;
+    }
+
+    public float noiseRadius() {
+        return noiseRadius;
+    }
+
+    public HCircleLayout noiseRadius(float r) {
+        noiseRadius = r;
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public float maxRadius() {
+        return radius + noiseRadius;
+    }
+
+    public float minRadius() {
+        return radius - noiseRadius;
+    }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public PVector getNextPoint() {
+
+        float a = startAngleRad + (angleStepRad * currentIndex);
+
+        float r = radius;
+        if (useNoise) {
+            float n = H.app().noise(0.1f * currentIndex);
+            n = map(n, 0.0f, 1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);
+            r = radius + noiseRadius * n;
+        }
+
+        float x = r * cos(a) + startX;
+        float y = r * sin(a) + startY;
+        float z = startZ;
+
+        ++currentIndex;
+        return new PVector(x, y, z);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void applyTo(HDrawable target) {
+        if (rotateTarget) {
+            float a = radians(90) + startAngleRad + (angleStepRad * currentIndex);
+            target.rotationZRad(a);
+        }
+        target.loc(getNextPoint());
+    }
+}
+