I read api clone and I assume Its not Instance.clone() as it says on page.
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local part = game.Workspace.Part
local ClonedPart = part:Clone()
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Great answer! I get how to clone a part now. Can I ask why clone function located after part and colon?
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local baseplate = workspace.Baseplate
local clonedBaseplate = baseplate:Clone()
-- I would recommend parenting it if you plan to use the clone lol
clonedBaseplate.Parent = workspace
Hoped this helped 
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because clone is a built in function and it needs to know what instance it is cloning before running the function.
Edit: same as connecting functions to other stuff like
script.Parent.Touched:connect(function()
end)
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This is because you have to declare the part and then call out the instance.
Lua does not have Clone.Part, which makes part:Clone() better.
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why would you do parenting? It seems like Baseplate already belongs to workspace in first line.
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Because when the clone is created it is not parented.
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Please read the api and documents on the devforum before asking questions like this, thanks.
You parent it to make sure it gets in the correct place.
If you do :Clone() it will just get placed in nowhere, which makes the .Parent a useful solution to give your clone a place to be.
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The first line is referencing to the already existing Baseplate not the Clone
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Got It! Thanks for answering haha.
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Mark your solution if you have your answer, in order to avoid this thread being revived.
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Lack of knowledge in event yet so pass haha…
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