# Experimental Feature

This is an experimental feature. To enable, check **Enable Experimental Features** in [Preferences](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/preferences/index.html). Experimental features are only available as part of a **Professional** licence.

## Intro

**Apply Distribution** can be used to distribute child-meshes. For example, distribute the characters of a [Text Shape](/content/docs/nodes/shapes/text-shape/index.html) in a radial pattern.

## UI

**Distribution** - See [Distribution Types](/content/docs/nodes/general/distribution-types/index.html).

**Level Mode** - These presets set the **Level** values:

- **Custom...** - Manually set the **Level** attribute.
- **Text (Lines)** - Sets a **Level** values of 1.
- **Text (Words)** - Sets a **Level** value of 2.
- **Text (Characters)** - Sets a **Level** value of 3.

**Custom Level** - Manually set the Level value. See [Sub-Mesh](/content/docs/nodes/behaviours/sub-mesh/index.html) for more info on Levels.

**Horizontal Centre** -

**Vertical Centre** -

## Example

1. Hold `Option/Alt` and click the **Text** tool in the [Toolbar](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/toolbar/index.html) to create a default Text Shape.
2. In the [Attribute Editor](/content/docs/user-interface/menus/window-menu/attribute-editor/index.html), click the `+` button on the Text Shape's **Deformers** attribute.
3. Choose **Apply Distribution** from the list.
4. Set the **Apply Distribution**'s **Distribution** to **Circle**.
5. Set the **Count** to **7** (to match the number of characters in the string).