Make a Glass Smash Animation

How to make a realistic animation of bullet breaking a sheet of glass in Blender. In this tutorial you'll discover:

  • How to use the cell fracture addon to break objects into pieces
  • Giving those pieces physics with the rigid body simulator
  • Use rigid body constraints to make objects stick together
  • Add the final touches to destruction with particles and smoke

This tutorial contains the techniques and settings that took me over a month to figure out myself. Enjoy!

Finished Result

Animation:

Links from the tutorial:

Hope you make something awesome! If you do, post your results in the comments below!