manimgl-best-practices

name

manimgl-best-practices

description

Trigger when: (1) User mentions "manimgl" or "ManimGL" or "3b1b manim", (2) Code contains `from manimlib import *`, (3) User runs `manimgl` CLI commands, (4) Working with InteractiveScene, self.frame, self.embed(), ShowCreation(), or ManimGL-specific patterns. Best practices for ManimGL (Grant Sanderson's 3Blue1Brown version) - OpenGL-based animation engine with interactive development. Covers InteractiveScene, Tex with t2c, camera frame control, interactive mode (-se flag), 3D rendering, and checkpoint_paste() workflow. NOT for Manim Community Edition (which uses `manim` imports and `manim` CLI).

How to use

Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:

Core Concepts

• rules/scenes.md - InteractiveScene, Scene types, and construct method
• rules/mobjects.md - Mobject types, VMobject, Groups, and positioning
• rules/animations.md - Animation classes, playing animations, and timing

Creation & Transformation

• rules/creation-animations.md - ShowCreation, Write, FadeIn, DrawBorderThenFill
• rules/transform-animations.md - Transform, ReplacementTransform, TransformMatchingTex
• rules/animation-groups.md - LaggedStart, Succession, AnimationGroup

Text & Math

• rules/tex.md - Tex class, raw strings R"...", and LaTeX rendering
• rules/text.md - Text mobjects, fonts, and styling
• rules/t2c.md - tex_to_color_map (t2c) for coloring math expressions

Styling & Appearance

• rules/colors.md - Color constants, gradients, RGB, hex, GLSL coloring
• - Fill, stroke, opacity, backstroke, gloss, shadow