manimce-best-practices

SKILL.md

Best practices and patterns for Manim Community Edition, the Python animation engine for mathematical visualizations.

Covers Scene structure, mobject types, 15+ animation classes, and LaTeX/MathTex rendering with color control

Includes 3D support via ThreeDScene, camera manipulation, updaters with ValueTracker, and coordinate systems (Axes, NumberPlane)

Provides organized rule files for core concepts, text/math, styling, positioning, timing, and CLI usage with quality flags

Includes five complete working examples (basic animations, math visualization, updaters, graphing, 3D) and three scene templates for quick project setup

Distinguishes ManimCE (from manim import *, manim CLI) from ManimGL/3b1b version to prevent version confusion

How to use

Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:

Core Concepts

rules/scenes.md - Scene structure, construct method, and scene types

rules/mobjects.md - Mobject types, VMobject, Groups, and positioning

rules/animations.md - Animation classes, playing animations, and timing

Creation & Transformation

rules/creation-animations.md - Create, Write, FadeIn, DrawBorderThenFill

rules/transform-animations.md - Transform, ReplacementTransform, morphing

rules/animation-groups.md - AnimationGroup, LaggedStart, Succession

Text & Math

rules/text.md - Text mobjects, fonts, and styling

rules/latex.md - MathTex, Tex, LaTeX rendering, and coloring formulas

rules/text-animations.md - Write, AddTextLetterByLetter, TypeWithCursor