# Reference Manual

This reference manual details modules, functions, and variables included in
Manim, describing what they are and what they do.  For learning how to use
Manim, see [Tutorials](tutorials/index.md).  For a list of changes since the last release, see
the [Changelog](changelog.md).

#### WARNING
The pages linked to here are currently a work in progress.

## Inheritance Graphs

### Animations

### Cameras

### Mobjects

### Scenes

## Module Index

* [Animations](reference_index/animations.md)
  * [animation](reference/manim.animation.animation.md)
    * [Add](reference/manim.animation.animation.Add.md)
    * [Animation](reference/manim.animation.animation.Animation.md)
    * [Wait](reference/manim.animation.animation.Wait.md)
    * [`override_animation()`](reference/manim.animation.animation.md#manim.animation.animation.override_animation)
    * [`prepare_animation()`](reference/manim.animation.animation.md#manim.animation.animation.prepare_animation)
  * [changing](reference/manim.animation.changing.md)
    * [AnimatedBoundary](reference/manim.animation.changing.AnimatedBoundary.md)
    * [TracedPath](reference/manim.animation.changing.TracedPath.md)
  * [composition](reference/manim.animation.composition.md)
    * [AnimationGroup](reference/manim.animation.composition.AnimationGroup.md)
    * [LaggedStart](reference/manim.animation.composition.LaggedStart.md)
    * [LaggedStartMap](reference/manim.animation.composition.LaggedStartMap.md)
    * [Succession](reference/manim.animation.composition.Succession.md)
  * [creation](reference/manim.animation.creation.md)
    * [AddTextLetterByLetter](reference/manim.animation.creation.AddTextLetterByLetter.md)
    * [AddTextWordByWord](reference/manim.animation.creation.AddTextWordByWord.md)
    * [Create](reference/manim.animation.creation.Create.md)
    * [DrawBorderThenFill](reference/manim.animation.creation.DrawBorderThenFill.md)
    * [RemoveTextLetterByLetter](reference/manim.animation.creation.RemoveTextLetterByLetter.md)
    * [ShowIncreasingSubsets](reference/manim.animation.creation.ShowIncreasingSubsets.md)
    * [ShowPartial](reference/manim.animation.creation.ShowPartial.md)
    * [ShowSubmobjectsOneByOne](reference/manim.animation.creation.ShowSubmobjectsOneByOne.md)
    * [SpiralIn](reference/manim.animation.creation.SpiralIn.md)
    * [TypeWithCursor](reference/manim.animation.creation.TypeWithCursor.md)
    * [Uncreate](reference/manim.animation.creation.Uncreate.md)
    * [UntypeWithCursor](reference/manim.animation.creation.UntypeWithCursor.md)
    * [Unwrite](reference/manim.animation.creation.Unwrite.md)
    * [Write](reference/manim.animation.creation.Write.md)
  * [fading](reference/manim.animation.fading.md)
    * [FadeIn](reference/manim.animation.fading.FadeIn.md)
    * [FadeOut](reference/manim.animation.fading.FadeOut.md)
  * [growing](reference/manim.animation.growing.md)
    * [GrowArrow](reference/manim.animation.growing.GrowArrow.md)
    * [GrowFromCenter](reference/manim.animation.growing.GrowFromCenter.md)
    * [GrowFromEdge](reference/manim.animation.growing.GrowFromEdge.md)
    * [GrowFromPoint](reference/manim.animation.growing.GrowFromPoint.md)
    * [SpinInFromNothing](reference/manim.animation.growing.SpinInFromNothing.md)
  * [indication](reference/manim.animation.indication.md)
    * [ApplyWave](reference/manim.animation.indication.ApplyWave.md)
    * [Blink](reference/manim.animation.indication.Blink.md)
    * [Circumscribe](reference/manim.animation.indication.Circumscribe.md)
    * [Flash](reference/manim.animation.indication.Flash.md)
    * [FocusOn](reference/manim.animation.indication.FocusOn.md)
    * [Indicate](reference/manim.animation.indication.Indicate.md)
    * [ShowPassingFlash](reference/manim.animation.indication.ShowPassingFlash.md)
    * [ShowPassingFlashWithThinningStrokeWidth](reference/manim.animation.indication.ShowPassingFlashWithThinningStrokeWidth.md)
    * [Wiggle](reference/manim.animation.indication.Wiggle.md)
  * [movement](reference/manim.animation.movement.md)
    * [ComplexHomotopy](reference/manim.animation.movement.ComplexHomotopy.md)
    * [Homotopy](reference/manim.animation.movement.Homotopy.md)
    * [MoveAlongPath](reference/manim.animation.movement.MoveAlongPath.md)
    * [PhaseFlow](reference/manim.animation.movement.PhaseFlow.md)
    * [SmoothedVectorizedHomotopy](reference/manim.animation.movement.SmoothedVectorizedHomotopy.md)
  * [numbers](reference/manim.animation.numbers.md)
    * [ChangeDecimalToValue](reference/manim.animation.numbers.ChangeDecimalToValue.md)
    * [ChangingDecimal](reference/manim.animation.numbers.ChangingDecimal.md)
  * [rotation](reference/manim.animation.rotation.md)
    * [Rotate](reference/manim.animation.rotation.Rotate.md)
    * [Rotating](reference/manim.animation.rotation.Rotating.md)
  * [specialized](reference/manim.animation.specialized.md)
    * [Broadcast](reference/manim.animation.specialized.Broadcast.md)
  * [speedmodifier](reference/manim.animation.speedmodifier.md)
    * [ChangeSpeed](reference/manim.animation.speedmodifier.ChangeSpeed.md)
  * [transform](reference/manim.animation.transform.md)
    * [ApplyComplexFunction](reference/manim.animation.transform.ApplyComplexFunction.md)
    * [ApplyFunction](reference/manim.animation.transform.ApplyFunction.md)
    * [ApplyMatrix](reference/manim.animation.transform.ApplyMatrix.md)
    * [ApplyMethod](reference/manim.animation.transform.ApplyMethod.md)
    * [ApplyPointwiseFunction](reference/manim.animation.transform.ApplyPointwiseFunction.md)
    * [ApplyPointwiseFunctionToCenter](reference/manim.animation.transform.ApplyPointwiseFunctionToCenter.md)
    * [ClockwiseTransform](reference/manim.animation.transform.ClockwiseTransform.md)
    * [CounterclockwiseTransform](reference/manim.animation.transform.CounterclockwiseTransform.md)
    * [CyclicReplace](reference/manim.animation.transform.CyclicReplace.md)
    * [FadeToColor](reference/manim.animation.transform.FadeToColor.md)
    * [FadeTransform](reference/manim.animation.transform.FadeTransform.md)
    * [FadeTransformPieces](reference/manim.animation.transform.FadeTransformPieces.md)
    * [MoveToTarget](reference/manim.animation.transform.MoveToTarget.md)
    * [ReplacementTransform](reference/manim.animation.transform.ReplacementTransform.md)
    * [Restore](reference/manim.animation.transform.Restore.md)
    * [ScaleInPlace](reference/manim.animation.transform.ScaleInPlace.md)
    * [ShrinkToCenter](reference/manim.animation.transform.ShrinkToCenter.md)
    * [Swap](reference/manim.animation.transform.Swap.md)
    * [Transform](reference/manim.animation.transform.Transform.md)
    * [TransformAnimations](reference/manim.animation.transform.TransformAnimations.md)
    * [TransformFromCopy](reference/manim.animation.transform.TransformFromCopy.md)
  * [transform_matching_parts](reference/manim.animation.transform_matching_parts.md)
    * [TransformMatchingAbstractBase](reference/manim.animation.transform_matching_parts.TransformMatchingAbstractBase.md)
    * [TransformMatchingShapes](reference/manim.animation.transform_matching_parts.TransformMatchingShapes.md)
    * [TransformMatchingTex](reference/manim.animation.transform_matching_parts.TransformMatchingTex.md)
  * [updaters](reference/manim.animation.updaters.md)
    * [Modules](reference/manim.animation.updaters.md#modules)
* [Cameras](reference_index/cameras.md)
  * [camera](reference/manim.camera.camera.md)
    * [BackgroundColoredVMobjectDisplayer](reference/manim.camera.camera.BackgroundColoredVMobjectDisplayer.md)
    * [Camera](reference/manim.camera.camera.Camera.md)
  * [mapping_camera](reference/manim.camera.mapping_camera.md)
    * [MappingCamera](reference/manim.camera.mapping_camera.MappingCamera.md)
    * [OldMultiCamera](reference/manim.camera.mapping_camera.OldMultiCamera.md)
    * [SplitScreenCamera](reference/manim.camera.mapping_camera.SplitScreenCamera.md)
  * [moving_camera](reference/manim.camera.moving_camera.md)
    * [MovingCamera](reference/manim.camera.moving_camera.MovingCamera.md)
  * [multi_camera](reference/manim.camera.multi_camera.md)
    * [MultiCamera](reference/manim.camera.multi_camera.MultiCamera.md)
  * [three_d_camera](reference/manim.camera.three_d_camera.md)
    * [ThreeDCamera](reference/manim.camera.three_d_camera.ThreeDCamera.md)
* [Configuration](reference_index/configuration.md)
  * [Module Index](reference_index/configuration.md#module-index)
    * [\_config](reference/manim._config.md)
    * [utils](reference/manim._config.utils.md)
    * [logger_utils](reference/manim._config.logger_utils.md)
* [Mobjects](reference_index/mobjects.md)
  * [frame](reference/manim.mobject.frame.md)
    * [FullScreenRectangle](reference/manim.mobject.frame.FullScreenRectangle.md)
    * [ScreenRectangle](reference/manim.mobject.frame.ScreenRectangle.md)
  * [geometry](reference/manim.mobject.geometry.md)
    * [Modules](reference/manim.mobject.geometry.md#modules)
  * [graph](reference/manim.mobject.graph.md)
    * [`NxGraph`](reference/manim.mobject.graph.md#manim.mobject.graph.NxGraph)
    * [DiGraph](reference/manim.mobject.graph.DiGraph.md)
    * [GenericGraph](reference/manim.mobject.graph.GenericGraph.md)
    * [Graph](reference/manim.mobject.graph.Graph.md)
    * [LayoutFunction](reference/manim.mobject.graph.LayoutFunction.md)
  * [graphing](reference/manim.mobject.graphing.md)
    * [Modules](reference/manim.mobject.graphing.md#modules)
  * [logo](reference/manim.mobject.logo.md)
    * [ManimBanner](reference/manim.mobject.logo.ManimBanner.md)
  * [matrix](reference/manim.mobject.matrix.md)
    * [DecimalMatrix](reference/manim.mobject.matrix.DecimalMatrix.md)
    * [IntegerMatrix](reference/manim.mobject.matrix.IntegerMatrix.md)
    * [Matrix](reference/manim.mobject.matrix.Matrix.md)
    * [MobjectMatrix](reference/manim.mobject.matrix.MobjectMatrix.md)
    * [`get_det_text()`](reference/manim.mobject.matrix.md#manim.mobject.matrix.get_det_text)
    * [`matrix_to_mobject()`](reference/manim.mobject.matrix.md#manim.mobject.matrix.matrix_to_mobject)
    * [`matrix_to_tex_string()`](reference/manim.mobject.matrix.md#manim.mobject.matrix.matrix_to_tex_string)
  * [mobject](reference/manim.mobject.mobject.md)
    * [`TimeBasedUpdater`](reference/manim.mobject.mobject.md#manim.mobject.mobject.TimeBasedUpdater)
    * [`NonTimeBasedUpdater`](reference/manim.mobject.mobject.md#manim.mobject.mobject.NonTimeBasedUpdater)
    * [`Updater`](reference/manim.mobject.mobject.md#manim.mobject.mobject.Updater)
    * [Group](reference/manim.mobject.mobject.Group.md)
    * [Mobject](reference/manim.mobject.mobject.Mobject.md)
    * [`override_animate()`](reference/manim.mobject.mobject.md#manim.mobject.mobject.override_animate)
  * [svg](reference/manim.mobject.svg.md)
    * [Modules](reference/manim.mobject.svg.md#modules)
  * [table](reference/manim.mobject.table.md)
    * [DecimalTable](reference/manim.mobject.table.DecimalTable.md)
    * [IntegerTable](reference/manim.mobject.table.IntegerTable.md)
    * [MathTable](reference/manim.mobject.table.MathTable.md)
    * [MobjectTable](reference/manim.mobject.table.MobjectTable.md)
    * [Table](reference/manim.mobject.table.Table.md)
  * [text](reference/manim.mobject.text.md)
    * [Modules](reference/manim.mobject.text.md#modules)
  * [three_d](reference/manim.mobject.three_d.md)
    * [Modules](reference/manim.mobject.three_d.md#modules)
  * [types](reference/manim.mobject.types.md)
    * [Modules](reference/manim.mobject.types.md#modules)
  * [utils](reference/manim.mobject.utils.md)
    * [`get_mobject_class()`](reference/manim.mobject.utils.md#manim.mobject.utils.get_mobject_class)
    * [`get_point_mobject_class()`](reference/manim.mobject.utils.md#manim.mobject.utils.get_point_mobject_class)
    * [`get_vectorized_mobject_class()`](reference/manim.mobject.utils.md#manim.mobject.utils.get_vectorized_mobject_class)
  * [value_tracker](reference/manim.mobject.value_tracker.md)
    * [ComplexValueTracker](reference/manim.mobject.value_tracker.ComplexValueTracker.md)
    * [ValueTracker](reference/manim.mobject.value_tracker.ValueTracker.md)
  * [vector_field](reference/manim.mobject.vector_field.md)
    * [ArrowVectorField](reference/manim.mobject.vector_field.ArrowVectorField.md)
    * [StreamLines](reference/manim.mobject.vector_field.StreamLines.md)
    * [VectorField](reference/manim.mobject.vector_field.VectorField.md)
* [Scenes](reference_index/scenes.md)
  * [moving_camera_scene](reference/manim.scene.moving_camera_scene.md)
    * [MovingCameraScene](reference/manim.scene.moving_camera_scene.MovingCameraScene.md)
  * [section](reference/manim.scene.section.md)
    * [DefaultSectionType](reference/manim.scene.section.DefaultSectionType.md)
    * [Section](reference/manim.scene.section.Section.md)
  * [scene](reference/manim.scene.scene.md)
    * [`SceneInteractAction`](reference/manim.scene.scene.md#manim.scene.scene.SceneInteractAction)
    * [RerunSceneHandler](reference/manim.scene.scene.RerunSceneHandler.md)
    * [Scene](reference/manim.scene.scene.Scene.md)
    * [SceneInteractContinue](reference/manim.scene.scene.SceneInteractContinue.md)
    * [SceneInteractRerun](reference/manim.scene.scene.SceneInteractRerun.md)
  * [scene_file_writer](reference/manim.scene.scene_file_writer.md)
    * [SceneFileWriter](reference/manim.scene.scene_file_writer.SceneFileWriter.md)
    * [`convert_audio()`](reference/manim.scene.scene_file_writer.md#manim.scene.scene_file_writer.convert_audio)
    * [`to_av_frame_rate()`](reference/manim.scene.scene_file_writer.md#manim.scene.scene_file_writer.to_av_frame_rate)
  * [three_d_scene](reference/manim.scene.three_d_scene.md)
    * [SpecialThreeDScene](reference/manim.scene.three_d_scene.SpecialThreeDScene.md)
    * [ThreeDScene](reference/manim.scene.three_d_scene.ThreeDScene.md)
  * [vector_space_scene](reference/manim.scene.vector_space_scene.md)
    * [LinearTransformationScene](reference/manim.scene.vector_space_scene.LinearTransformationScene.md)
    * [VectorScene](reference/manim.scene.vector_space_scene.VectorScene.md)
  * [zoomed_scene](reference/manim.scene.zoomed_scene.md)
    * [ZoomedScene](reference/manim.scene.zoomed_scene.ZoomedScene.md)
* [Utilities and other modules](reference_index/utilities_misc.md)
  * [Module Index](reference_index/utilities_misc.md#module-index)
    * [bezier](reference/manim.utils.bezier.md)
    * [cli](reference/manim.cli.md)
    * [color](reference/manim.utils.color.md)
    * [commands](reference/manim.utils.commands.md)
    * [config_ops](reference/manim.utils.config_ops.md)
    * [constants](reference/manim.constants.md)
    * [data_structures](reference/manim.data_structures.md)
    * [debug](reference/manim.utils.debug.md)
    * [deprecation](reference/manim.utils.deprecation.md)
    * [docbuild](reference/manim.utils.docbuild.md)
    * [hashing](reference/manim.utils.hashing.md)
    * [images](reference/manim.utils.images.md)
    * [ipython_magic](reference/manim.utils.ipython_magic.md)
    * [iterables](reference/manim.utils.iterables.md)
    * [paths](reference/manim.utils.paths.md)
    * [rate_functions](reference/manim.utils.rate_functions.md)
    * [simple_functions](reference/manim.utils.simple_functions.md)
    * [sounds](reference/manim.utils.sounds.md)
    * [space_ops](reference/manim.utils.space_ops.md)
    * [testing](reference/manim.utils.testing.md)
    * [tex](reference/manim.utils.tex.md)
    * [tex_file_writing](reference/manim.utils.tex_file_writing.md)
    * [tex_templates](reference/manim.utils.tex_templates.md)
    * [typing](reference/manim.typing.md)