how can you make electricity/ lightning?

[nataz]

there's different ways to make electricity; here's few ones;

- with the advanced render module you can apply electricity "fuzz" over texture (so you have to model the electricity lightning)

- i know there's a plug in that let you create eletricity lightning but i can't remember its name (try plugincafe.com) this is still modelling it...

- The thinking particles module may be helpfull as well but then you have more or less to "script" your electric particle flow

- you may also play around with SLA proximal (for instance if the lightning should appear when two meshes come close to each other... i think i saww that somewhere as well...)

if i can remind of anything usefull i'll let you know.

PS: most of the time (in broadcast) electricity lighting is a post effect (after effect for example); if you could describe or show us the scene you're trying to do it would be easier to answer precisely wich technique you have to use

[bek]

sorry nataz!

- with the advanced render module you can apply electricity "fuzz" over texture (so you have to model the electricity lightning)



but can u explain that "fuzz" how can i do this! i dint see to find that fuzz secction anyware!


thks!

[nataz]

Advanced render manual P.52
noise types=>electric noise

If you tweak it enough with the glow effect it can be efficient

[bek]

nice!!! thks alot!

[thorn3d]

Ben Johnson has a plugin called "Bolt" which makes rather neat quick&dirty electric bolts. I've no idea if it works in v8, but if you're on v7 or below it's worth a look.

thorn

[AdamT]

I never could get Bolt to work in 6, 7, or 8, but others didn't seem to have a problem with it.

[paulselhi]

do you want the lightning for a still or a movie ?

if it is a still then this is fairly easy as an after effect in photoshop

http://wanbridge.net/stuff/ligtning.jpg

[Kotayus]

i used it in v7, worked fine...and no it was never ported to r8

[paulselhi]

OK i think this is waht you want:

http://www.maxoncomputer.com/tutorial_detail.asp?tutorialID=107&site=

[bobtronic]

Bolt is now avaible for R8.

http://www.photo-illusion.com/english/piCinemaE.html

Bob

[Kotayus]

Originally posted by bobtronic
Bolt is now avaible for R8.

http://www.photo-illusion.com/english/piCinemaE.html

Bob

OMG!!! bob, thank you!!! i have so missed quickpipe!

[Neoklassik]

Missed both.
Thanks Bobtronic!

[theflyingmuffin]

some of you asked me to be more specific about what I want to use this for. I want to know how to make both a small bolt of lightning (about 1/2m) and a bigger one (about 8m). Both of these would be used in a movie. They would shoot out from a metal object and hit another metal object. Sorry if this description is not very clear.

[bobtronic]

Something like that ? :shrug:

http://home.snafu.de/bobtronic/misc/bolt01.jpg

I made this with Bolt plugin.

Bob

[Jester Capp]

bobtronic, exactly like that! thank yew so much!!! Bolt is SO downloaded!:applause: Me and the Flying muffin are making a short film, and this bolt effect was very neccesary and lacking. I'll tell the muffin, he doesn't seem to be reading this post much anymore... Thanks again, everyone!!!

[bobtronic]

Glad you like it. I have to add that the effect in my pic is a
combination of the Bolt plugin, a glow material and scene-
motion blur. I made three different Bolt objects. Here is
the c4d file:

http://home.snafu.de/bobtronic/misc/elek.zip

have fun, Bob

[StealthNight]

I cant seem to download the bolt plugin for C4D R8, the links are dead, can someone please attach it or host it for me please! :(

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