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Pulse Scale Animation

Creates a smooth, looping scale pulse using a sine wave to simulate a bounce or heartbeat effect.

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freq = 1;
// Pulses per second
amp = 5;
// Pulse intensity
base = 100;
// Base scale
pulse = Math.sin(time * freq * Math.PI * 2) * amp;[base + pulse, base + pulse];

Pulse Scale Animation

Practical use case

Use it for buttons, callouts, or background elements that need to draw subtle attention.

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