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Created on Sep 17, 2016

This interactive SVG visualization generates a branching tree fractal composed of circles. Mouse position controls the number of recursive iterations (left-right) and the branch angle (up-down). The code builds a fractal structure recursively, then renders it by updating SVG `<circle>` elements using D3 v4’s selectors and data-merging API. A text element displays the live count of circle elements, illustrating how animation lag increases with element count. The example highlights the performance limits of SVG rendering at scale.

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A tree fractal using SVG circles. The mouse position determines the number of iterations (left-right) and the branch angle (up-down). The number of SVG elements is shown on the bottom. Using this, you can get a feel for how much animation lag is introduced when the number of SVG elements gets high. You can feel the performance limits of SVG.

<a href="http://fineartamerica.com/products/tree-fractal-with-circles-curran-kelleher-canvas-print.html"> <img src="/curran/raw/36163af1a01d41d0cd18bf6397bae774/print.png"></a> You can <strong><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/products/tree-fractal-with-circles-curran-kelleher-canvas-print.html">buy prints of this graphic</a></strong> (with 786,411 circles!).

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