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title: "clone"
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excerpt: "Clone a sketch or solid."
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layout: manual
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---
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Clone a sketch or solid.
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This works essentially like a copy-paste operation.
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This doesn't really have much utility unless you need the equivalent of a double instance pattern with zero transformations.
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Really only use this function if YOU ARE SURE you need it. In most cases you do not need clone and using a pattern with `instance = 2` is more appropriate.
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```js
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clone(geometry: GeometryWithImportedGeometry): GeometryWithImportedGeometry
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```
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### Arguments
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| Name | Type | Description | Required |
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|----------|------|-------------|----------|
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| `geometry` | [`GeometryWithImportedGeometry`](/docs/kcl/types/GeometryWithImportedGeometry) | The sketch, solid, or imported geometry to be cloned | Yes |
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### Returns
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[`GeometryWithImportedGeometry`](/docs/kcl/types/GeometryWithImportedGeometry) - A geometry including an imported geometry.
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### Examples
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```js
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// Clone a basic sketch and move it and extrude it.
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exampleSketch = startSketchOn(XY)
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|> startProfileAt([0, 0], %)
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|> line(end = [10, 0])
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|> line(end = [0, 10])
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|> line(end = [-10, 0])
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|> close()
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clonedSketch = clone(exampleSketch)
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|> scale(x = 1.0, y = 1.0, z = 2.5)
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|> translate(x = 15.0, y = 0, z = 0)
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|> extrude(length = 5)
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```
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|> startProfileAt([0, 0], %)
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|> line(end = [10, 0])
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|> line(end = [0, 10])
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|> line(end = [-10, 0])
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|> close()
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myPart = extrude(exampleSketch, length = 5)
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clonedPart = clone(myPart)
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|> translate(x = 25.0)
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```
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|> startProfileAt([-10, 10], %)
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|> xLine(length = 20)
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|> yLine(length = -20)
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|> xLine(length = -20)
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|> close()
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sketch002 = clone(sketch001)
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|> translate(x = 0, y = 0, z = 20)
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|> rotate(axis = [0, 0, 1.0], angle = 45)
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loft([sketch001, sketch002])
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```
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|> startProfileAt([-10, 10], %)
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|> xLine(length = 20)
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|> yLine(length = -20)
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|> xLine(length = -20, tag = $filletTag)
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|> close()
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|> extrude(length = 5)
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sketch002 = clone(sketch001)
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|> translate(x = 0, y = 0, z = 20)
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|> fillet(radius = 2, tags = [getNextAdjacentEdge(filletTag)])
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```
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|> startProfileAt([0, 0], %)
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|> line(end = [10, 0])
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|> line(end = [0, 10], tag = $sketchingFace)
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|> line(end = [-10, 0])
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|> close()
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sketch002 = clone(sketch001)
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|> translate(x = 10, y = 20, z = 0)
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|> extrude(length = 5)
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startSketchOn(sketch002, face = sketchingFace)
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|> startProfileAt([1, 1], %)
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|> line(end = [8, 0])
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|> line(end = [0, 8])
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|> line(end = [-8, 0])
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|> close(tag = $sketchingFace002)
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|> extrude(length = 10)
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```
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|> startProfileAt([-width / 2, -length / 2], %)
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|> line(endAbsolute = [width / 2, -length / 2], tag = $edge1)
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|> line(endAbsolute = [width / 2, length / 2], tag = $edge2)
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|> line(endAbsolute = [-width / 2, length / 2], tag = $edge3)
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|> close(tag = $edge4)
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mountingPlate = extrude(mountingPlateSketch, length = thickness)
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clonedMountingPlate = clone(mountingPlate)
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|> fillet(
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radius = filletRadius,
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tags = [
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getNextAdjacentEdge(edge1),
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getNextAdjacentEdge(edge2),
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getNextAdjacentEdge(edge3),
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getNextAdjacentEdge(edge4)
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],
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)
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|> translate(x = 0, y = 50, z = 0)
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```
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springSketch = startSketchOn(YZ)
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|> circle(center = [0, 0], radius = 1)
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// Create a spring by sweeping around the helix path.
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sweepedSpring = clone(springSketch)
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|> translate(x = 100)
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|> sweep(path = helixPath)
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```
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|> circle(center = [15, 0], radius = 5)
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sketch002 = clone(sketch001)
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|> translate(z = 30)
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|> revolve(angle = 360, axis = Y)
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```
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|> startProfileAt([4, 12], %)
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|> line(end = [2, 0])
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|> line(end = [0, -6])
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|> line(end = [4, -6])
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|> line(end = [0, -6])
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|> line(end = [-3.75, -4.5])
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|> line(end = [0, -5.5])
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|> line(end = [-2, 0])
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|> close()
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example001 = revolve(
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exampleSketch,
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axis = Y,
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angle = 180,
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tagEnd = $end01,
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)
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// example002 = clone(example001)
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// |> translate(x = 0, y = 20, z = 0)
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// Sketch on the cloned face.
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// exampleSketch002 = startSketchOn(example002, face = end01)
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// |> startProfileAt([4.5, -5], %)
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// |> line(end = [0, 5])
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// |> line(end = [5, 0])
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// |> line(end = [0, -5])
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// |> close()
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// example003 = extrude(exampleSketch002, length = 5)
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```
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|> translate(x = 1020)
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|> appearance(color = "#ff0000", metalness = 50, roughness = 50)
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```
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