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How HN took it
6 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 7 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Idea: 3 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun and eye-catching for presentations
From 2 comments
I love it. I saw a comment in this thread saying that adding animation to a chart is pointless. However in some public speeches, I've always wanted to add some cool charts to…
frankhsu on HNwow, this is cool, to be frank im working on something similar so we might end up being competition xD but i dont want to hijack thread, nice work and congrats on release,…
max002 on HN
Promising, good potential for workflow visualisation
From 1 comment
Nice! I always looked for a solution to animate diagrams as it would help a lot in visualising the workflow. Feedback: 1. I tried different mermaid diagrams from…
Oras on HN
Objections
Animation adds noise and may confuse rather than inform
From 3 comments
The animations don't seem to be retained across nodes, which seems to make the animations pretty noise more than a means to convey useful information. For example in this…
GrinningFool on HNI don't understand who in the world needs animated something on his diagrams.
larodi on HNI’ve done my fair share of diagramming and one thing I know for sure is markup (In he visual one) needs to be as clear as possible. As someone who started with demo scene and all…
larodi on HN
Animations not tied to actual data flow
From 2 comments
It looks nice at first sight, but which data moves to which point exactly? Every element has blobs with all colours of the rainbow just moving across a line. Wouldn't it be…
marapuru on HNThe animations don't seem to be retained across nodes, which seems to make the animations pretty noise more than a means to convey useful information. For example in this…
GrinningFool on HN
GitHub login fails with 404
From 1 comment
Huh... I'm not being to login with github :/ it says 404:…
n0um3n4 on HN
Requests
Control animation sequencing and per-node rules
From 2 comments
Nice! I always looked for a solution to animate diagrams as it would help a lot in visualising the workflow. Feedback: 1. I tried different mermaid diagrams from…
Oras on HNIs there a way to control the mechanics of the animation? I poked around a bit and didn't see a way to configure what was sent down the arrows or how often - just some theming…
fwip on HN
Export to GIF or video
From 3 comments
I would love an option to export as a gif that loops perfectly.
knuit on HNLooks cool! Here's some feedback: - the diagram is not centered and zoomed by default, this is easy to fix - it would be great to have better animation controls, like…
jankovicsandras on HN- how much is Pro and what does it do? - can I download as animated gif or mpeg4 to embed into slides?
jadbox on HN
Support sequence diagrams
From 1 comment
Nice! I always looked for a solution to animate diagrams as it would help a lot in visualising the workflow. Feedback: 1. I tried different mermaid diagrams from…
Oras on HN
Better playback controls like progress bar and speed
From 1 comment
Looks cool! Here's some feedback: - the diagram is not centered and zoomed by default, this is easy to fix - it would be great to have better animation controls, like…
jankovicsandras on HN
React components for embedding
From 1 comment
Looking quite promising! I would love to use this as a code friendly animated diagraming tool. Some feature requests that would make it stand out for me: 1. Have you thought…
victor_y on HN
Questions
What does the Pro plan include and how much does it cost
From 1 comment
- how much is Pro and what does it do? - can I download as animated gif or mpeg4 to embed into slides?
jadbox on HN
Can only the connections of a clicked node be animated
From 1 comment
Looks good, can i animate just connection to clicked node?
emmavis on HN
Is there a better layout engine
From 1 comment
Can’t tell from that link. Is there a better layout engine?
2muchcoffeeman on HN
Alternatives named
Hand-written animation via Claude or other AI
From 1 comment
Yeah, 100%. Just having something to move around catches the eye. Cheap trick but works - that's why most short videos have subtitles. I love this idea. Problem is: it competes…
tillcarlos on HN
Draw.io, PlantUML, IcePanel
From 1 comment
I don't understand how to use this, but it does touch on an interesting topic. I want to create interactive and animated diagrams. I normally use either Draw.io or plantuml. My…
mal10c on HN