Data Folowing a Path

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Data Folowing a Path

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Last edited Feb 27, 2020

Created on Feb 21, 2020

A collection of pink circles animates along a fixed black path, each circle traveling from the path’s start to its end in sequence. The visualization shows how data points can follow a predefined geometric route, with each circle representing a discrete step. The code uses D3 v5’s `scaleLinear` to map indices to path lengths, and `transition.attrTween` with `getPointAtLength` to move each circle along the SVG path. The animation uses `d3.easeCircleInOut` for smooth acceleration and deceleration, with the path defined by a complex Bézier string.

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