a way to zoom in to a rectangle in 2d

zoom_to_extent.jl

using Makie

zoom_to_extent!(ax, target::Rect, factor = 1.0) = zoom_to_extent!(ax, ax.finallimits[], target, factor)

function zoom_to_extent!(ax, current_lims::Rect, target_lims::Rect2, factor = 1.0)
    # Get current limits
    current_xlims = current_lims.origin[1], current_lims.origin[1] + current_lims.widths[1]
    current_ylims = current_lims.origin[2], current_lims.origin[2] + current_lims.widths[2]

    # Calculate target limits
    target_xlims = target_lims.origin[1], target_lims.origin[1] + target_lims.widths[1]
    target_ylims = target_lims.origin[2], target_lims.origin[2] + target_lims.widths[2]

    # Interpolate between current and target
    new_xmin = current_xlims[1] + (target_xlims[1] - current_xlims[1]) * factor
    new_xmax = current_xlims[2] + (target_xlims[2] - current_xlims[2]) * factor
    new_ymin = current_ylims[1] + (target_ylims[1] - current_ylims[1]) * factor 
    new_ymax = current_ylims[2] + (target_ylims[2] - current_ylims[2]) * factor

    # Set new limits
    xlims!(ax, new_xmin, new_xmax)
    ylims!(ax, new_ymin, new_ymax)
end



fig = Figure()
ax = Axis(fig[1, 1]; aspect = DataAspect())
  
using CairoMakie
record(fig, "zoom.mp4", LinRange(0, 1, 120)) do i
    zoom_to_extent!(ax, Rect2((0,0), (10,10)),Rect2((0,1), (1,1)), i)
end