Lightning - Ulead COOL 3D User Manual

Lightning

The Lightning plug-in is a Global Effect that throws bolts of lightning all over your objects.
Either use presets included with the plug-in, or create your own effects with precise control
using the Attribute Panel. (Settings: 30 frames, 15 fps.)
To use the Lightning effect:
1 Insert an object in the Edit Window. Click
Add plug-in and select Lightning in the
Attribute Panel.
2 Adjust the following settings which apply
to the entire lightning bolt in the Attribute
Panel:
• Opacity The extent to which the
background can be seen through
the lightning bolt.
• Length The percentage of the
length of the lightning bolt to be
shown.
• Width The overall width of the
lightning bolt.
3 Click Edit Path to tweak the outline of the
lightning bolt. Increase the number of
segments for greater variance, then move
the green nodes around to adjust the
overall shape. Use the blue handles to
change the curvature of each segment. Click
OK.
Note: There cannot be more segments than forks.
4 Specify the color of the glow effect around
the spine.
5 Adjust fork color, width, amount, length,
and sub-fork quantity settings as required
in the Attribute Panel.
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