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The engine supports dynamic, real-time surface animations, allowing both internal geometric deformations and continuous spatial rotations.

To animate a shape's geometry, simply include the t (time) variable within your parametric equations (e.g., X = sin(u + t)).

• Automatic Detection: When the system detects the t variable in your formulas, the Run button in the Equations Dock (and the master START button) is automatically primed for animation.
• Run / STOP: Clicking Run in the Equations Dock applies the equations and begins the flow of time (t increases fluidly), animating the geometry in real-time without affecting the other modules. The master START button in the Status Bar achieves the same result while also triggering every other loaded module; once something is running, its label changes to STOP, and clicking it freezes the animation instantly, maintaining the exact deformed shape of that moment.
• Customizing Time Speed & Direction: There is no dedicated global speed slider for the t variable. To adjust the animation speed, simply multiply t by the s constant (e.g., X = sin(u + t * s)). Because the s slider in the Equations dock can take negative values, you can use it to speed up, slow down, and even reverse the direction of the movement dynamically!
• Reset View: The Reset button does not rewind the internal animation. It only restores the camera's zoom and rotation to the center, allowing you to explore the moving or paused surface without losing its current morphological state.

Beyond internal shape morphing, you can animate the entire surface spatially using the dedicated controls in the 3D and 4D docks.

• Continuous Rotations: You can set the surface to spin continuously by adjusting the specific speed sliders. The 3D dock controls standard spatial rotations (Spin, Precession, Nutation), while the 4D dock controls complex hyperspace rotations (Omega, Phi, Psi).
• Path Following: In the 3D dock, you can activate the Path feature to automate the camera or the object's movement along the calculated parametric curves. For fly-through paths that travel inside a surface, combine this with the Fov slider of the same panel: a wider lens angle keeps nearby walls from filling the screen (see Projection Modes).
• Independent Speed Controls: Unlike the morphological time t, all spatial rotations and path movements have their own dedicated speed sliders within their respective docks, giving you complete and independent control over the object's physical motion.

The software includes a high-quality offline recording system.

1. Press REC.
2. Set the video duration (in seconds), frame rate (24–120 FPS), resolution (Full HD, 2K, 4K), frame format (PNG or BMP, on platforms where it is offered), and render engine (FBO or Standard).
3. Choose where to save the MP4 file.
4. The software will render frame by frame (eliminating stutter caused by PC lag).
5. Upon completion, a smooth video will be generated using FFmpeg.

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