Effects > Create Lightning
Creates the lightning effect.
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Sets the options when creating a lightning effect. Here are the options:
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When is turned on, Maya creates a group node and places the newly created lightning into
it. No special controls are associated with this group. However, grouping can help
you organize your lightning effects.
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Specifies how you want the lightning created. Click to turn on one of the following
options:
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Creates lightning between all the selected objects.
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Creates lightning from the first selected object to the other selected objects in
the order of their selection.
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Creates lightning from the first object you select to all the other selected objects.
TIP:
Notice in the illustration for the option above, the lightning does not extend from object 4 back to object 1. If you
want to do this, you need to add another lightning effect between objects 4 and 1.
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Lightning is made up of soft body curves with extruded surfaces. The value sets the number of segments in the lightning.