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title: "Linear Clone Tool"
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description: "This page documents the Linear Clone tool in Cinema 4D. Clicking and dragging creates a Cloner in linear mode from the active object — an interactive …"
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# Linear Clone Tool

> **Note:** **What is it about?**
>
> This page documents the **Linear Clone tool** in **Cinema 4D**. Clicking and dragging creates a Cloner in linear mode from the active object — an interactive shortcut for rows of clones without configuring the Cloner manually.

The three clone tools can be used to interactively clone an active object. Simply click in the editor view and drag the outer edge of the clone arrangement. This can be repeated several times (each time a

[Cloner](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OMOGRAPH_CLONER.html.md) will be created with either the initially active Cloner or, if preferred, an [instanced object](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OMOGRAPH_INSTANCE.html.md) as a Child object).

If several objects happen to be active, all will be cloned in the **Iterate** mode (see [Linear mode](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/OMOGRAPH_CLONER-ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES.html.md)). After having cloned an object interactively, the tool will continue to be active and several settings can be subsequently fine-tuned.