Manim build tasks
A small script to manage rendering Manim projects.
Requirements:
Tasks shell input is used to allow picking which scenes from the file to render. Sty is used for coloring output.
| Visual studio code | Python |
|---|---|
| Tasks Shell Input | sty |
Setup
Your Manim project structure should look like this
Project/
├─ .vscode/
│ └─ tasks.json
├─ scripts/
│ └─ renderer.py
└─ manim_project.py
Tasks
Render all scenes
Renders all Scene, ThreeDScene, Slide and ThreeDSlide classes in the current file. Scenes are rendered in parallel, with render pool size of 5. Errors are reported in the logs directory.
Render scene
Gives a choice of which scene to render and in what quality
Preview current scene
Renders the scene at the currently selected line number with the -s flag
Render current scene (high/medium) quality
Same as Preview current scene but uses flags -qp and -qm respectively
Renderer.py
Syntax
python renderer.py <manim_file.py> [-n line_number_inside_scene] [-m manim_args] [-c class_name_to_render] [-l]
If no options are specified, all scenes are rendered.
| Option | Long | Description |
|---|---|---|
-n |
--line_number |
Render the scene class containing the given line number. |
-m |
--manim_args |
The rendering args to pass to manim e.g. pqm. |
-c |
--class_name |
The class to render. If specified, -n will be ignored. |
-l |
--list_classes |
Flag which lists all renderable classes in the file instead of rendering anything. |
Have fun!