3.3M views · Oct 12, 2024 · 53:41 · 3 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2024–2026
Grant Sanderson of 3Blue1Brown shows his workflow for animating math videos with Manim, with Ben Sparks. He codes scenes live, including a Lorenz attractor, and walks through example scenes.
Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended as a rare detailed look at how 3b1b videos are made, including live debugging of his rendering engine.
“I want to highlight the demo video [0], where Grant explains how he works with Manim.”HN comment, 2025
“I want to highlight the demo video [0], where Grant explains how he works with Manim.”
Grant explains how he works with Manim.
Grant's work with 3blue1brown and Manim is simply amazing. The quality of the videos is so high, not the least thanks to the visualizations. Not an easy task given the abstract nature of the topic. It's linked in the readme, but I want to highlight the demo video [0], where Grant explains how he works with Manim. [0] this video
“It was impressive how he spotted a bug in his rendering engine and found a workaround for it in realtime!”
Creator spots rendering bug and finds workaround live.
It was impressive how he spotted a bug in his rendering engine and found a workaround for it in realtime! this video
“he explains his process in detail, showing the coding process and everything”
Shows detailed process with the coding for making 3b1b videos.
there is at least one video, if not a series of videos, where he explains his process in detail, showing the coding process and everything. it is a collaboration with another person where, if i recall, he is teaching them. i will see if i can find it. edit: "How I animate 3Blue1Brown | A Manim demo with Ben Sparks" this video more on workflow: link code for videos: link manim: link manim community edition: link
