xpElektrix creates 'lightning bolt' style effects.

Unlike other X-Particles objects, it can be used with or without a particle emitter.

General tab

xpElektrix General tab settings.

Mode

Set as To Object, by default, xpElektrix has four modes of operation.

The alternatives are: Spherical, To Particles and Particle to Particle.

To Object mode

With this mode, you do not need a particle emitter.

Instead the bolt is drawn between two objects.

These can be any object, including lights or null objects.

The bolt is drawn from the axis position of the Start Object to the axis position of the End Object.

Here the Mode is To Object, with the Cube and Sphere connected via their origin points.

Spherical mode

Again, this does not require an emitter.