Rive Scripting Syllabus

Intro to Scripting

• Rive scripting fundamentals
• The Scripts panel
• The three script types: Node, Path Effect, Converter
• Creating your first script
• Script editor essentials

Working with the AI Agent

• Rive's built-in AI agent
• Agent model selection
• Ask mode
• Prompt iteration & best practices
• Reference images for context
• Code review & modification
• The Console panel

Node Scripts

• Node script fundamentals
• Particle systems (stars, planets, asteroids)
• Gravity & motion
• Spawning components at intervals

Path Effect Scripts

• Setting up Path Effects in Rive
• Glow effects (sun)
• Distortion effects (nebula, fog)
• Dynamic effects driven by inputs
• Seed input for variation

Converter Scripts

• Input → output value mapping
• Converter Groups
• Smoothing effects via Converter scripts

Script Inputs

• Inputs vs fixed script values
• Number, Boolean & Range types
• Live tweaking from the Inspector
• Artboard inputs for component spawning

Responsive Scripts

• Width & height-aware scripts
• Adapting to artboard size
• Live resize behavior

Animation & State Machines

• Parallax through scripting
• Depth-based size, speed & brightness
• 3D-style animations
• Follow Path & Translation Constraints
• Trim Path

Data Binding with Scripts

• Script inputs bound to View Models
• One input driving multiple animations
• Target-to-Source artboard binding
• Multi-script systems via shared data

Interactivity

• Align elements to mouse position
• Cursor-responsive scripts
• Hover & click reactions

Syntax (bonus)

• Variables vs Inputs
• Functions
• Understanding the different script types
• late() for artboard inputs
• Init for Default values