A system, method, and computer program for component scattering from a bill of material, comprising selecting a plurality of components from a list; calculating a bounding box for each of said plurality of components; calculating a centroid corresponding to each of said bounding boxes; calculating a scatter circle for placement of said plurality of components; and calculating a number of locations to place said plurality of components on said scatter circle; whereby said plurality of components are added to an assembly view in a single operation such that a largest of said plurality of components is at a start point and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions.