by Rocket Lasso·Motion Graphics
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Ricochet stands out in the toolfarm library as Rocket Lasso's second Cinema 4D plugin, taking a different approach to splines by bouncing them off surfaces and precalculating the full path ahead of playback.
Rocket Lasso Ricochet is a spline plugin for Cinema 4D from the team at Rocket Lasso. A Ricochet spline bounces off surfaces like a laser, whether filling the volume of a model with hundreds of thousands of bounces, wrapping around objects, or detecting collisions from a distance. It precalculates its entire path, so there's no need to guess the outcome or play through the timeline frame by frame — the developer describes it as a particle system without the particles.
Ricochet integrates through generator objects, volume building, Hair, Sketch & Toon, and third-party renderers. You can change the characteristics of the final spline down to each segment's color, layer several Ricochet splines for more advanced setups, and use Cinema 4D's Fields to drive the length, growth, offset, or rate of the splines. It has been used for FUI interface elements, interactive rigs, and electrical and lightning VFX.
Ricochet is Rocket Lasso's second plugin for Cinema 4D, built on a combined 20 years of experience developing for the software. It runs on Mac and PC and supports Cinema 4D R20 through 2025.
Rocket Lasso Ricochet is best for cinema 4D artists building spline-based visuals such as volume-filling bounce effects, FUI interface elements, interactive rigs, and electrical or lightning VFX.
Rocket Lasso Ricochet is completely free to download and use.
Rocket Lasso Ricochet is compatible with Cinema 4D R20 through 2025, so the 2025 release is covered along with earlier versions back to R20. It runs on both Mac and PC. Version support and platform details can shift with updates, so it's worth checking the developer's page for the exact releases confirmed for your setup before installing. This card was last updated on 2025-06-03.
Ricochet works alongside third-party renderers and integrates into scenes through generator objects, volume building, Hair, and Sketch & Toon. That means its bouncing splines can slot into a range of rendering and object setups rather than being tied to a single pipeline. The specific renderers aren't named here, so if you rely on a particular engine, confirm support on the developer's page before building your project around it.
Ricochet precalculates its entire path, so unlike a particle system it carries no frame dependency. You don't have to play through the timeline frame by frame or guess where the spline will end up — the full route is known ahead of time. The developer describes Ricochet as a particle system without the particles, which reflects this precalculated behaviour while still producing effects from filling volumes to wrapping around objects.
Ricochet uses Cinema 4D's Fields to drive the length, growth, offset, or rate of its splines, giving procedural control over how the bounces behave. Beyond Fields, you can change the characteristics of the final spline, including the color of each individual segment, and layer several Ricochet splines together to build more advanced setups. The controls range from primary parameters for quick results to advanced settings for more precise output.
Rocket Lasso Ricochet is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing can change over time, so check Rocket Lasso's own page for the current terms before downloading. For reference, Ricochet supports Cinema 4D R20 through 2025, runs on Mac and PC, and works alongside third-party renderers, so you can confirm it fits your setup at the same time. A demo video is also available if you want to see more first.
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