code: def clone(self, data=None, shared_data=True, new_type=None, *args, **overrides):
          
          return Element2D.clone(self, data, shared_data, new_type,
                                 *args, **overrides)
docs: Clones the object, overriding data and parameters.
  
          Args:
              data: New data replacing the existing data
              shared_data (bool, optional): Whether to use existing data
              new_type (optional): Type to cast object to
              *args: Additional arguments to pass to constructor
              **overrides: New keyword arguments to pass to constructor
  
          Returns:
              Cloned Spline