Did you ever wonder how hard it would be to create stunning animations for visualizing mathematical (or in general science-y) concepts? Good news, all that you need is a little knowledge of Python – and Manim! This is the second episode of a guided tour through the basic concepts of Manim.
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### Links to resources
- Interactive worksheet (follow along in your browser, no installation needed!): https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/behackl/manim-with-ease/HEAD?labpath=E02%20-%20positioning%20and%20config.ipynb
- Config Tutorial: https://docs.manim.community/en/stable/tutorials/configuration.html
- Config Documentation: https://docs.manim.community/en/stable/reference/manim._config.utils.ManimConfig.html#manim._config.utils.ManimConfig
- Manim: https://www.manim.community
- Discord: https://manim.community/discord
### More about me
- Homepage: https://benjamin-hackl.at
- Twitch: https://twitch.tv/behackl
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/behackl
### Attributions
- Manim would not be possible without its original creator, Grant "3b1b" Sanderson – and it would not exist without its very active and open community.
- Presentation slides have been made using https://revealjs.com
### Music
- Album: Sometimes I wait for you, by Softy | Provided by Lofi Records | https://lofirecords.com/blogs/releases/sometimes-i-wait-for-you
- Album: new beginnings by jhove | Provided by Lofi Records | https://lofirecords.com/blogs/releases/new-beginnings-2
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Video contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:37 Part 1: Positioning
1:50 Example: basic positioning
11:23 Example: critical points
14:04 Example: Percent and Pixels
18:52 Example: Mobject Groups
27:39 Part 2: Configuration
30:55 Example: changing config
36:30 Example: Mobject default arguments
39:43 Outro
