How to use the Clone Dynamic

The clone dynamic allows you to generate copies of a symbol during runtime where each copy of the symbol can be connected to different data points. For example, this can be useful for visualizing a Dataset, where each clone of a symbol visualizes a different row from the dataset. Similarly, it can be used with Asset data where the generated symbol clones visualize the child assets from a branch in the asset hierarchy.

  • Clone dynamics allow you to have a variable number of symbols in a GraphWorX display, which is especially useful if you don't know ahead of time how many assets or dataset rows you will need to visualize.

  • Clone dynamics make it significantly easier to create and maintain displays by only requiring you to configure one instance of the symbol since all other instances are generated during runtime. This also minimizes display file sizes since only one instance of the symbol to be cloned is saved.

  • Clone dynamics can react to data changes in runtime, automatically creating or removing cloned objects as the data sources update.

 

See Also:

Creating a Cloned List from a Dataset

Creating a Cloned List from Assets