Are you looking for a way to represent stencil elements in a way other than their actual appearance in the diagram? Check out this demo example that shows a different representation of elements during the drag-n-drop sequence (template-preview-diagram).
Demo instructions
Drag elements from the stencil onto the canvas and watch how their appearance changes.
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