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Electrical effects are commonly used to dynamically draw lightning and electrical arcs.
Electrical effects are commonly used to dynamically draw lightning and electrical arcs.


An electrical ''particle instance'' is a single line subdivided into ''segments''. Whenever a new instance is generated, a
Whenever a new ''particle instance'' is generated, a [[wikipedia:Bézier curve|Bézier curve]] is subdivided into segments.  
[[wikipedia:Bézier curve|Bézier curve]] is subdivided into segments. The central vertices are displaced using  
The central vertices are then displaced using a [[wikipedia:Fractal|random fractal algorithm]].  
a [[wikipedia:Fractal|random fractal algorithm]]. The instance's color and line-width is updated over its lifetime.
The instance's color and line-width is updated over its lifetime.


== Properties ==
== Properties ==
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