Electric Spline Modifier
Note:There are also Cineversity videos for these special Node capsules, which demonstrate their practical use. Follow this link to the corresponding overview page.
This node can be used to add new points and random oscillations to a spline. The result can then act like lightning or an electrical discharge. It is also possible to automatically generate several of these lightning curves that lie in the vicinity of the original spline.
From version 2025.2, this asset capsule is also available directly as an object via the familiar Deformer menu within the C4D layout, so that it can be used directly in the Object Manager as a child of a spline.
The figure shows the original spline on the left and a possible result after processing by the Electric Spline Modifier in the middle. On the right is another possible result. The node can also generate multiple splines as a bundle.