Elements: Clipped Path
Explore the concept of clipped paths in D3.js to learn how to use SVG shapes like ellipses as 'cookie cutters' to create intersecting shapes. Understand how to define and apply clipPath elements to control the visible portions of other shapes, enabling cleaner, focused visual representations in your data projects.
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We'll cover the following...
Clipped Path (AKA clipPath)
A clipPath is the path of an SVG shape that can be used in combination with another shape to remove any parts of the combined shapes that don’t fall within the clipPath. That sounds slightly confusing, so we will break it down to hopefully clarify the explanation.
Let’s imagine that we ...