Quick Start — Create Your First MathArt Animation (5 minutes)

From zero to a parametrized surface: a short hands-on tutorial.

This tutorial walks through creating a simple parametric surface scene and exporting a video. Follow the steps — no prior experience required.

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🎬 Step 1 — Select a Model

1. Start MathArt Studio.

2. In the left Scene List, right-click My Scenes and choose New Surface.

   

3. Enter a scene name (for example: test).

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🎨 Step 2 — Tweak Parameters

Open the Inspector (right panel) and edit the following sections.

1. In Geometry, enter formulas (example):

   • x(u,v) = sin(u) / (a + sin(v))
   • y(u,v) = 1.5 * cos(v) / b
   • z(u,v) = cos(u) / (a + sin(v))

   Set Scale: X = 66, Y = 66, Z = 66.

   

2. In Parameters, enter values for parameters used in the formulas, then click Apply to update the scene.

   

   Note: changes take effect only after clicking Apply.

3. Configure domain settings (U/V ranges and resolution):

   

4. Adjust camera initial values if desired:

   

5. Tune appearance (palette, line weight, dot size):

   

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🎥 Step 3 — Play the Scene

Click the ▶️ Play button on the toolbar to start the animation.

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🎞 Step 4 — Add Animation on the Timeline

1. Open the Timeline (bottom panel). There is usually a default Wait clip that runs after scene load.

2. From the toolbar above the timeline, drag an Animate clip down onto a track.

   A semi-transparent preview appears while dragging; release to place a blue clip on the track.

3. Select the clip and edit its properties in the right-side inspector to set animation parameters:

   

4. Click the ▶️ Play button above the timeline to preview — the parametric surface will begin rotating.

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📤 Step 5 — Record Video

1. Click the Record button in the toolbar to begin recording.

   

2. In the recording dialog you can set export options:

   • Frame rate (fps): default 60.
   • Width / Height (pixels): default example 400 × 480.

3. Click Record again to stop and export. The output format is MP4.

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🎉 Done!

You have completed a full flow from creating a scene to exporting a video. This guide is a starting point — explore more models and timeline tricks to create complex visuals.

👉 Next: want a walkthrough of every UI control? See Interface Overview.