lightning growth

[evanrudefx]

Hey friends:

What is a good way to create growth for lightning geometry? I want to have the lightning start then grow to the final position, including the branches. I attached a scene with some basic lightning geo. Maybe proximity based growth where you can start with the first point then expand. Maybe sop solver?

Any ideas would be amazing, 

Thanks

lightning_Grow.hipnc

[Atom]

You could drop down a Clip node and animate the distance.

[evanrudefx]

unfortunately that does not work because some of the lightning branches are going down. The branch ends appear before the origin does.

[satoru]

Your geometry is not connected, First I tried connecting each pieces.

Next, slim the trunk and find the distance from start point.

And cut geometry using that distance attribute.

 

 

lightning_Grow_sy.hipnc

[evanrudefx]

9 hours ago, satoru said:

Your geometry is not connected, First I tried connecting each pieces.

Next, slim the trunk and find the distance from start point.

And cut geometry using that distance attribute.

 

 

lightning_Grow_sy.hipnc

Thanks, I ll take a look at this

[evanrudefx]

Thanks! I was able to incorporate that method into the digital asset itself, so I put the animation controls in the asset.