So, I am at 1:44 and suddenly it came to my mind: A bevel with subdivision and the good old atom array. Now, I will continue watching. Edit: Ha! Still got it! Kudos for coming up with something that simple yet awesome!
I switched to blender after being on cinema since day one. Didn't like the direction it was taking. Downloaded every maddafacking addon in existence and realized I tried to emulate cinema. Now I'm back on cinema 🤪🤣🤣