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Exploding Objects and Surfaces

Whether you use a 3D object or a surface, exploding works much the same way. The shape of the 3D object or the surface is recreated by the particle generator, then the shape is exploded into polygons. For this to work correctly, the original 3D object or surface must be hidden.

#### Topics in this section

- Exploding Objects
- Exploding Surfaces