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what does it do? The Object Exploder include file lets you explode any POV-Ray object into a mass of animated particles. Features of the file include:

• Control particle shape, densities, turbulence, textures, spin, and disintegration
• Control explosion location, strength, falloff, and gravity
• Use collision detection with a ground plane to create bouncing particles
• Adjust explosion start and life, or control explosion clock directly for special effects

sure, but how does it look? Select an image for the full-size animation or still rendering:

so where can i get it? Download EXPLODE.ZIP (33 Kb) and extract it to a temporary directory. The file includes the Object Exploder include file, full HTML documentation, and sample scenes and animations for you to render.

any ideas for the future? Eventually, I would like to build on the Object Exploder include file and the Liquid Spray include file to create a fully-featured POV-Ray Particle System. As well as combining the existing features of both the system would add many new particle generation, animation, and interaction options (such as vortexes, magnetic particles, bubble trails, etc).

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