Beam

This effect animates the movement of a laser beam. You can make the laser shoot, or you can create a wand-like laser with stationary start and end points. This effect uses a 3D perspective based on the change in Starting Thickness and Ending Thickness. The beam looks best when motion blur is enabled and the shutter angle is set to 360.


To make a shooting laser beam, use keyframes to change the start point, end point, and length over time.

The Length option specifies the length of the beam based on a percent of the Time specified. For example, a setting of 100% means that the visible beam length is at its maximum when the Time option is 50%. Time specifies the time of the beam's travel from start to end as a percent. The 3D Perspective option uses 3D perspective when animating Time.