Manimgl Best Practices

This covers Grant Sanderson's OpenGL version of Manim, not the community fork, and the differences matter. You get InteractiveScene with checkpoint_paste() for live coding, self.frame for camera control, and ShowCreation instead of Create. The skill triggers on manimlib imports and manimgl CLI usage. It includes working examples for 3D scenes, LaTeX rendering with t2c color maps, and the interactive development workflow that makes ManimGL worth using. The quick reference table comparing ManimGL to ManimCE is genuinely helpful since mixing the two versions is a common mistake. Good coverage of the embed() debugging pattern and frame.reorient() for 3D work.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill --skill manimgl-best-practices --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

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