Arc Forge – Procedural Electric Arc Generator

Installation

1. Open Blender.
2. Append the included Arc Forge asset or open the provided .blend file.
3. Select the object you want to use.
4. Add the Arc Forge Geometry Nodes modifier.
5. Adjust the controls from the modifier panel.

Controls

General

• Size: Controls the overall scale of the electric arc system.
• Arc Thickness: Controls the thickness of the generated electric arcs.

Shading

• Material: Assigns the material used by the electric arcs.

Animation

• Flicker Speed: Controls how fast the arcs flicker, disappear, and reappear.
• Arc Speed Min: Sets the minimum movement speed for the arcs.
• Arc Speed Max: Sets the maximum movement speed for the arcs.

Variation

• Seed: Generates different random electric arc patterns.

Rendering Tips

• Use an emission material for bright electric effects.
• For bloom in Blender 5.x, use the Compositor Glare node with Fog Glow.
• Increase emission strength for stronger glow.
• Use Eevee for fast previews and Cycles for final renders.

Compatibility

Recommended for Blender 5.1+. The asset is fully procedural and non-destructive.