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=== Assistant: Excellent 🎬 — let’s make your camera animation cinematic by adding an ease-in/ease-out motion curve so it starts slow,… ===
Excellent 🎬 — let’s make your camera animation cinematic by adding an ease-in/ease-out motion curve (so it starts slow, speeds up midway, and slows down at the end).

This gives the toggle a natural camera feel, like orbiting the cube rather than sliding flatly.

===== <syntaxhighlight lang="python">def toggle_special_view(self, event=None): =====
    """Toggle a dramatic oblique view with smooth eased animation"""
    import numpy as np

    # Save current view if not already saved
    if not hasattr(self, "_saved_view"):
        self._saved_view = (self.elev, self.azim)

    # Define start & target angles
    start_elev, start_azim = self.elev, self.azim

    if getattr(self, "_special_active", False):
        end_elev, end_azim = self._saved_view  # back to original
        self._special_active = False
    else:
        end_elev, end_azim = 105, -55          # cinematic tilted view
        self._special_active = True

    # Create eased interpolation (ease-in-out curve)
    steps = 60
    t = np.linspace(0, 1, steps)
    ease = 3 * t**2 - 2 * t**3   # cubic ease-in-out curve (0→1 smoothly)

    elevs = start_elev + (end_elev - start_elev) * ease
    azims = start_azim + (end_azim - start_azim) * ease

    # Animate
    for e, a in zip(elevs, azims):
        self.ax.view_init(elev=e, azim=a)
        plt.pause(0.015)

    # Finalize camera position
    self.elev, self.azim = end_elev, end_azim
    self.setup_plot()

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===== ✅ Smooth ease-in-out animation (like cinematic camera panning) =====
✅ Adjustable speed via steps and plt.pause()
✅ Works perfectly with your existing “Special View” button — same click toggles it back.
✅ Keeps your positional morph and cube intact.

Would you like me to add a short on-screen label (like “Cinematic View Active”) that fades in when the view changes, and fades out after a second? It looks great for presentations or videos.