is there a way to do this in vue?

Need more information than that. Can you explain? Thanks

would like to see the settings in replicate box to have six or 8 or any # of spheres in a complete circle around the original sphere at the same distances, on the same axis...hence, align cyclic. once i can see it i can take it from there...
thanks Bob

***"is there a way to do this in VUE?" *** boy did that give me a good laugh. 

glad to give you a grin...so how do you do it???

Well 4 ways spring to mind since AFAIK there is no built in feature to do this:

1. Create your geometries in a modelling package that has this kind of functionality
2. Manually position the objects
3. Create the first object, move the centre of rotation and then use replicate with a rotation to place the others
4. Write a python script

If you explain why you need to do this someone might be able to give you a better, more detailed suggestion.  For example if you are looking at creating 3d fractals with objects placed around objects you might be best off using xFrog or something similar or writing your own python script.  If you just need to do it once around one object then using replicate with a little simple maths is probably best...

It's called a Polar Array in AutoCAD.  It would be a nice feature in Vue, but using method 3 from impish should do the trick.  I always forget to move the pivot point...

yes #3 makes sense, i always think of rotation as "object rotation"
need to think globally....thanks