Answers.Body: <p>I would recommend you use a different plugin, use the shatter plugin.</p>
  
  <p>Follow the steps in this tutorial</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.macprovideo.com/hub/after-effects/after-effects-text-that-blows-away-like-sand" rel="nofollow">http://www.macprovideo.com/hub/after-effects/after-effects-text-that-blows-away-like-sand</a></p>
  
  <p>This will let you break apart your circle into particles. Then when done the composition, simply pre-comp the layer and use the time/time-reverse layer to let the particles come into a circle.</p>
  
  <p>While it seems a little backwards(literally) to do it this way, I think this is the best way to accomplish what you are trying to do. </p>
  
  <p>You won't be able to get a particle attractor or other advanced functions like that unless you are working in cinema 4d or other 3 rendering software.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks I ended up doing this with particle flow in 3ds max. My project was probably too complex for after effects as it also included some other effects.
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Body: <p>I want all particles that I emitted to settle down on a circle shape after animating them in space. What would be perfect is to be able to draw a circle shape which works as a particle attractor after a certain time.</p>
  
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Title: How do I build a circle which serves as a particle attracter using After Effects Trapcode Particular?
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ThreadText: # How do I build a circle which serves as a particle attracter using After Effects Trapcode Particular?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-14)
  
  I want all particles that I emitted to settle down on a circle shape after animating them in space. What would be perfect is to be able to draw a circle shape which works as a particle attractor after a certain time.
  
  **Tags:** after-effects
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-01-20. Score: 2
  
  I would recommend you use a different plugin, use the shatter plugin.
  
  Follow the steps in this tutorial
  
  <http://www.macprovideo.com/hub/after-effects/after-effects-text-that-blows-away-like-sand>
  
  This will let you break apart your circle into particles. Then when done the composition, simply pre-comp the layer and use the time/time-reverse layer to let the particles come into a circle.
  
  While it seems a little backwards(literally) to do it this way, I think this is the best way to accomplish what you are trying to do.
  
  You won't be able to get a particle attractor or other advanced functions like that unless you are working in cinema 4d or other 3 rendering software.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks I ended up doing this with particle flow in 3ds max. My project was probably too complex for after effects as it also included some other effects.  
  
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