v0.4.0 – Project Templates & Example Scenes

v0.4.0 – Project Templates & Example Scenes

This release focuses on helping users start new Manim projects faster and learn from real working examples.

🚀 New Project Templates

Added ready-to-use templates for common Manim workflows:

Clean Workspace

A beginner-friendly setup with:

• Zed tasks
• basedpyright configuration
• Ruff configuration
• Clean diagnostics
• Starter scene

YouTube 4K

Optimized for content creation:

• 3840×2160 resolution
• 60 FPS
• Render tasks
• Example scene

Math Education

Designed for educational content:

• MathTex examples
• Graphing examples
• Educational animation structure

3D Showcase

A starting point for 3D animations:

• ThreeDScene setup
• Surface examples
• Camera movement examples

📚 Example Scenes

Added dedicated example scenes:

Parabola 3D

Demonstrates:

• ThreeDScene
• Surface rendering
• Camera rotation
• Mathematical visualization

Quadratic Formula Derivation

Demonstrates:

• MathTex
• Equation transformations
• Educational animation techniques
• Longer presentation-style scenes

🧹 Repository Improvements

• Added .gitignore for generated Manim files
• Removed generated media from version control
• Improved project organization
• Added template documentation

📖 Documentation

New documentation:

• Template overview
• Template usage guide
• Example scene guide
• Recommended project structure

Previous Features

zed-manim now includes:

• Extensive Manim snippet library
• Render task examples
• Python diagnostics guidance
• Clean workspace setup
• Project templates
• Example scenes

Validation

Verified:

• Template Python files compile successfully
• JSON and TOML files validate correctly
• Ruff passes on all templates
• basedpyright reports zero diagnostics
• Example scenes compile successfully

Next Milestone

v0.5.0 – Fast Render Workflow

Research and implementation of a faster edit → render → preview workflow for Manim users in Zed.

Full Changelog: v0.2.0...v0.4.0

v0.3.0 – Clean Manim Workspace

v0.3.0 – Clean Manim Workspace

This release focuses on creating the best possible out-of-the-box Manim experience in Zed.

Added

Clean Workspace Example

A complete example workspace is now included:

examples/clean-workspace/

The workspace contains:

• Working Manim example scenes
• Zed render tasks
• basedpyright configuration
• Ruff configuration
• Project documentation

Python Diagnostics Configuration

Added recommended configuration for:

• basedpyright
• virtual environments
• Manim projects

This removes common false-positive warnings while preserving real errors.

Ruff Configuration

Added Ruff configuration that suppresses only Manim-specific wildcard import warnings:

• F403
• F405

Real linting and error reporting remain enabled.

Previous Improvements Included

Expanded Snippet Library

The extension now includes more than 20 Manim-focused snippets covering:

• Scenes
• 3D Scenes
• Number Planes
• Function Graphs
• Parametric Functions
• Bar Charts
• Tables
• Matrices
• Code Blocks
• Vectors
• Unit Circle Examples
• Derivative Visualizations
• Integral Visualizations
• And more

Render Task Documentation

Added documented task workflows for:

• Low-quality rendering
• High-quality rendering
• Project-local Zed tasks

Diagnostics Guidance

Added documentation explaining:

• basedpyright warnings
• virtual environment setup
• Manim import resolution
• common troubleshooting steps

Validation

Tested with:

• Zed
• Manim 0.20.1
• basedpyright
• Ruff

Next Milestone

v0.4.0 – Fast Render Workflow

Investigate ways to reduce the time between editing a Manim file and viewing the resulting animation.

Full Changelog: v0.2.0...v0.3.0

v0.2.0 – Improved Python Diagnostics for Manim Projects

v0.2.0 – Manim Workflow Improvements

This release significantly expands the capabilities of zed-manim and moves the project beyond a simple snippet collection.

Highlights

Expanded Snippet Library

Added support for many common Manim workflows including:

• Basic Scenes
• Moving Camera Scenes
• Text Animations
• MathTex Equations
• Axes and Graphs
• Transform Animations
• VGroup Layouts
• Updaters
• ThreeDScene
• NumberPlane
• Function Plots
• Parametric Functions
• Bar Charts
• Tables
• Matrices
• Code Blocks
• Braces and Labels
• Vector Animations
• Unit Circle Starters
• Derivative Visualizations
• Integral Visualizations

The extension now provides more than 20 Manim-focused snippets designed to speed up animation development.

Zed Workflow Documentation

Added documentation and examples for:

• Rendering Manim projects from Zed tasks
• Project-local task configuration
• Low-quality and high-quality rendering workflows

Python Diagnostics Improvements

Added guidance for:

• basedpyright configuration
• Virtual environment setup
• Python toolchain selection in Zed
• Reducing common Manim false-positive warnings

Added a copyable:

examples/pyrightconfig.json

for Manim projects.

Fixed

• Updated manim-code snippet for Manim 0.20.1 compatibility
• Fixed type-checking issues in manim-integral
• Improved compatibility with basedpyright diagnostics

Validation

Tested with:

• Zed
• Manim 0.20.1
• basedpyright standard mode

Current Features

• Extensive Manim snippet library
• Render task examples
• Python diagnostics documentation
• Example pyright configuration
• Manim project guidance for Zed users

Next Milestone

v0.3.0

Planned work includes:

• Manim project templates
• Educational project starters
• YouTube animation project layouts
• Improved project bootstrapping experience

v0.0.2 - Manim Render Tasks Documentation

Added

• Manim snippets for Zed
• Task documentation for rendering Manim from Zed
• Example tasks.json configuration
• Installation and usage documentation

Changed

• Updated extension version to 0.0.2

Notes

Zed does not currently support automatic task installation from extensions.
Users can copy examples/tasks.json into their project's .zed/tasks.json.