Select symbol definition path - paperjs

Question

I need to view the segments and handles of the path that defines a SymbolItem. It is a related issue to this one but in reverse (I want the behavior displayed on that jsfiddle).
As per the following example, I can view the bounding box of the SymbolItem, but I cannot select the path itself in order to view its segments/handles. What am I missing?
function onMouseDown(event) {
project.activeLayer.selected = false;
// Check whether there is something on that position already. If there isn't:
// Add a circle centered around the position of the mouse:
if (event.item === null) {
var circle = new Path.Circle(new Point(0, 0), 10);
circle.fillColor = '#' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 16777215).toString(16);
var circleSymbol = new SymbolDefinition(circle);
multiply(circleSymbol, event.point);
}
// If there is an item at that position, select the item.
else {
event.item.selected = true;
}
}
function multiply(item, location) {
for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
var next = item.place(location);
next.position.x = next.position.x + 20 * i;
}
}

Answer 1

Using SymbolDefinition/SymbolItem prevent you from changing properties of each symbol items.
The only thing you can do in this case is select all symbols which share a common definition.
To achieve what you want, you have to use Path directly.
Here is a sketch showing the solution.
function onMouseDown(event) {
project.activeLayer.selected = false;
if (event.item === null) {
var circle = new Path.Circle(new Point(0, 0), 10);
circle.fillColor = Color.random();
// just pass the circle instead of making a symbol definition
multiply(circle, event.point);
}
else {
event.item.selected = true;
}
}
function multiply(item, location) {
for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
// use passed item for first iteration, then use a clone
var next = i === 0 ? item : item.clone();
next.position = location + [20 * i, 0];
}
}