How to make a spaceship explode

[clonewar12345]

I am in the process of making a short film with space fights. If i have a spaceship model is there a way to aanimate it falling apart? I can add the explosion FX in a compositing program.

[KenH]

An idea would be to intentionally make the ship in pieces. That way you can do the explosion in a pose and use sprites for the explosion. Maybe you could even use Newton Physics to simulate it.

[clonewar12345]

Thanks. That makes sense. But what is Newton Physics?

[KenH]

A free plugin that simulates gravity etc. Search the forum for it.

[clonewar12345]

I found the program...Kinda... Is it a plugin for A:M? If so i went on the websight and could not find it. Is it free? If you could post a link that would be great

[johnl3d]

Its included in v13/14 can't remember if ealier than that and you can use it along with making an exploding version of your model to have it explode on contact wit another object...you switch the regular with the exploding one at the right moment to get the effect. Search for exploding in the forum . Search at top of forum

[clonewar12345]

Thanks

[johnl3d]

read this

 

http://www.sgross.com/plugins/plugin3/index.html

[johnl3d]

threw this together quickly using the info posted last post and the explosion material on cd.. should have set it for more pieces

 

 

 

 

expnewton.mov

 

 

v13 project file

 

Project2.zip

[clonewar12345]

Sweet thanks!

I found all that stuff usefull. It all helped a lot