diff --git a/src/layout.rs b/src/layout.rs
index ef57fce..0106604 100644
--- a/src/layout.rs
+++ b/src/layout.rs
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ impl Layout {
         let bend_to = self.add_dot(self.mesh.dot_weight(head.dot));
         let net = self.mesh.dot_weight(head.dot).net;
 
-        let mut layer = around;
-        while let TaggedIndex::Bend(layer_bend) = layer {
-            layer = self.mesh.around(layer_bend)
-        }
-        let center = *layer.as_dot().unwrap();
-
         let bend = self.mesh.add_bend(head.dot, bend_to, around, BendWeight {net, cw});
         Head {dot: bend_to, bend: Some(bend)}
     }
@@ -132,12 +126,10 @@ impl Layout {
 
         match maybe_bend {
             Some(bend) => {
-                let head_around = self.mesh.around(bend);
-
-                match self.mesh.weight(head_around) {
-                    Weight::Dot(..) => self.dot_guidecircle(*head_around.as_dot().unwrap(), width + 5.0, conditions),
-                    Weight::Seg(..) => unreachable!(),
-                    Weight::Bend(..) => self.bend_guidecircle(*head_around.as_bend().unwrap(), width, conditions),
+                if let Some(inner) = self.mesh.inner(bend) {
+                    self.bend_guidecircle(inner, width, conditions)
+                } else {
+                    self.dot_guidecircle(self.mesh.core(bend), width + 5.0, conditions)
                 }
             },
             None => Circle {
@@ -163,18 +155,18 @@ impl Layout {
     }
 
     fn bend_guidecircle(&self, bend: BendIndex, width: f64, conditions: Conditions) -> Circle {
-        let mut layer = TaggedIndex::Bend(bend);
         let mut r = width + self.rules.ruleset(conditions).clearance.min;
+        let mut layer = bend;
 
-        while let TaggedIndex::Bend(layer_bend) = layer {
-            layer = self.mesh.around(layer_bend);
-            r += 5.0 + self.mesh.primitive(layer).width();
+        while let Some(inner) = self.mesh.inner(layer) {
+            r += 5.0 + self.mesh.primitive(inner.tag()).width();
+            layer = inner;
         }
 
-        let circle = self.mesh.weight(layer).as_dot().unwrap().circle;
+        let core_circle = self.mesh.dot_weight(self.mesh.core(bend)).circle;
         Circle {
-            pos: circle.pos,
-            r: circle.r - 5.0 + r,
+            pos: core_circle.pos,
+            r: core_circle.r + r + 15.0
         }
     }
 
@@ -234,10 +226,6 @@ impl Layout {
     }
 
     pub fn primitive(&self, index: TaggedIndex) -> Primitive {
-        return self.mesh.primitive(index);
+        self.mesh.primitive(index)
     }
-
-    /*pub fn bend(&self, index: DotIndex) -> Option<BendIndex> {
-        return self.mesh.bend(index);
-    }*/
 }
diff --git a/src/mesh.rs b/src/mesh.rs
index 445a9f6..fddf9c3 100644
--- a/src/mesh.rs
+++ b/src/mesh.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use enum_as_inner::EnumAsInner;
+use petgraph::Direction::{Outgoing, Incoming};
 use petgraph::stable_graph::{StableDiGraph, NodeIndex, EdgeIndex};
 use petgraph::visit::EdgeRef;
 use rstar::{RTree, RTreeObject, AABB};
@@ -103,25 +104,38 @@ impl Mesh {
     }
 
     pub fn add_bend(&mut self, from: DotIndex, to: DotIndex, around: TaggedIndex, weight: BendWeight) -> BendIndex {
+        match around {
+            TaggedIndex::Dot(core) =>
+                self.add_core_bend(from, to, core, weight),
+            TaggedIndex::Bend(around) =>
+                self.add_noncore_bend(from, to, around, weight),
+            TaggedIndex::Seg(..) => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_core_bend(&mut self, from: DotIndex, to: DotIndex, core: DotIndex, weight: BendWeight) -> BendIndex {
         let bend = BendIndex::new(self.graph.add_node(Weight::Bend(weight)));
         self.graph.add_edge(bend.index, from.index, Label::End);
         self.graph.add_edge(bend.index, to.index, Label::End);
-
-        match around {
-            TaggedIndex::Dot(DotIndex {index: around_index, ..}) => {
-                self.graph.add_edge(bend.index, around_index, Label::Around);
-            },
-            TaggedIndex::Seg(..) => unreachable!(),
-            TaggedIndex::Bend(BendIndex {index: around_index, ..}) => {
-                self.graph.add_edge(bend.index, around_index, Label::Around);
-            },
-        }
+        self.graph.add_edge(bend.index, core.index, Label::Core);
 
         let index = TaggedIndex::Bend(bend);
         self.rtree.insert(RTreeWrapper::new(self.primitive(index), index));
         bend
     }
 
+    pub fn add_noncore_bend(&mut self, from: DotIndex, to: DotIndex, inner: BendIndex, weight: BendWeight) -> BendIndex {
+        let core = *self.graph.neighbors(inner.index)
+            .filter(|ni| self.graph.edge_weight(self.graph.find_edge(inner.index, *ni).unwrap()).unwrap().is_core())
+            .map(|ni| DotIndex::new(ni))
+            .collect::<Vec<DotIndex>>()
+            .first()
+            .unwrap();
+        let bend = self.add_core_bend(from, to, core, weight);
+        self.graph.add_edge(inner.index, bend.index, Label::Outer);
+        bend
+    }
+
     pub fn remove_bend(&mut self, bend: BendIndex) {
         self.rtree.remove(&RTreeWrapper::new(self.primitive(TaggedIndex::Bend(bend)), TaggedIndex::Bend(bend)));
         self.graph.remove_node(bend.index);
@@ -139,45 +153,43 @@ impl Mesh {
                     .into_iter()
                     .map(|index| self.dot_weight(index))
                     .collect(),
-            around_weight: match index {
-                TaggedIndex::Bend(bend) => Some(self.weight(self.around(bend))),
-                _ => None,
-            },
-            focus: match index {
+            core_pos: match index {
                 TaggedIndex::Bend(bend) => {
-                    let mut layer = index;
-                    while let TaggedIndex::Bend(layer_bend) = layer {
-                        layer = self.around(layer_bend)
-                    }
-                    Some(self.weight(layer).as_dot().unwrap().circle.pos)
+                    Some(self.dot_weight(self.core(bend)).circle.pos)
                 },
                 _ => None,
             },
         }
     }
 
-    /*pub fn focus(&self, bend: BendIndex) -> DotIndex {
-        let mut layer = bend.tag();
-        while let TaggedIndex::Bend(bend) = layer {
-            layer = self.around(layer).unwrap();
-        }
-
-        *layer.as_dot().unwrap()
-    }*/
-
     pub fn around(&self, bend: BendIndex) -> TaggedIndex {
-        for neighbor in self.graph.neighbors(bend.index) {
-            let edge = self.graph.find_edge(bend.index, neighbor).unwrap();
-
-            if self.graph.edge_weight(edge).unwrap().is_around() {
-                return match self.graph.node_weight(neighbor).unwrap() {
-                    Weight::Dot(dot) => DotIndex::new(neighbor).tag(),
-                    Weight::Bend(bend) => BendIndex::new(neighbor).tag(),
-                    Weight::Seg(seg) => SegIndex::new(neighbor).tag(),
-                }
-            }
+        if let Some(inner) = self.inner(bend) {
+            TaggedIndex::Bend(inner)
+        } else {
+            TaggedIndex::Dot(self.core(bend))
         }
-        unreachable!();
+    }
+
+    pub fn core(&self, bend: BendIndex) -> DotIndex {
+        self.graph.neighbors(bend.index)
+            .filter(|ni| self.graph.edge_weight(self.graph.find_edge(bend.index, *ni).unwrap()).unwrap().is_core())
+            .map(|ni| DotIndex::new(ni))
+            .next()
+            .unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub fn inner(&self, bend: BendIndex) -> Option<BendIndex> {
+        self.graph.neighbors_directed(bend.index, Incoming)
+            .filter(|ni| self.graph.edge_weight(self.graph.find_edge(*ni, bend.index).unwrap()).unwrap().is_outer())
+            .map(|ni| BendIndex::new(ni))
+            .next()
+    }
+
+    pub fn outer(&self, bend: BendIndex) -> Option<BendIndex> {
+        self.graph.neighbors_directed(bend.index, Outgoing)
+            .filter(|ni| self.graph.edge_weight(self.graph.find_edge(bend.index, *ni).unwrap()).unwrap().is_outer())
+            .map(|ni| BendIndex::new(ni))
+            .next()
     }
 
     pub fn ends(&self, index: TaggedIndex) -> Vec<DotIndex> {
diff --git a/src/primitive.rs b/src/primitive.rs
index 213249d..8ca7486 100644
--- a/src/primitive.rs
+++ b/src/primitive.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ use crate::{weight::{Weight, DotWeight}, math::Circle};
 pub struct Primitive {
     pub weight: Weight,
     pub dot_neighbor_weights: Vec<DotWeight>,
-    pub around_weight: Option<Weight>,
-    pub focus: Option<Point>,
+    pub core_pos: Option<Point>,
 }
 
 impl Primitive {
@@ -36,9 +35,9 @@ impl Primitive {
             Weight::Dot(dot) => Some(dot.circle),
             Weight::Seg(seg) => None,
             Weight::Bend(bend) => {
-                let r = self.dot_neighbor_weights[0].circle.pos.euclidean_distance(&self.focus.unwrap());
+                let r = self.dot_neighbor_weights[0].circle.pos.euclidean_distance(&self.core_pos.unwrap());
                 Some(Circle {
-                    pos: self.focus.unwrap(),
+                    pos: self.core_pos.unwrap(),
                     r,
                 })
             }
diff --git a/src/weight.rs b/src/weight.rs
index d07f191..414470c 100644
--- a/src/weight.rs
+++ b/src/weight.rs
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ pub enum Weight {
 #[derive(Debug, EnumAsInner, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Label {
     End,
-    Around,
+    Outer,
+    Core,
 }