by TAngraFX·Simulation
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Simply Shatter earns its place in the Superhive library for pairing fracture generation with a physics system, presets, and custom glass materials in one Blender add-on.
Simply Shatter is a Blender add-on built for shattering effects on glass, objects, and other materials. It lets you define the shatter method, resolution, and randomness while keeping control over normals, transformations, and keyframes. Fracture methods include Low Poly and High Poly options, with adjustable resolution and threshold settings.
The integrated physics system lets you preview, fine-tune, and bake simulations with custom start and end frames. Collision handling covers static, dynamic, sticky, and slippery types, and boundary settings include Pin-to-Frame, Breakable, and Animated. Randomized breaking and stuck effects add natural variety, and retiming plus keyframe export support flexible animation.
Six ready-to-use presets are included and can be freely mixed and combined. For material work, Simply Shatter ships with six custom glass materials and a dirt map system based on shatter patterns, with full UI control to tweak the dirt map. The add-on suits motion graphics, VFX shots, architectural visualizations, and game assets.
Simply Shatter is best for blender artists working on motion graphics, VFX shots, architectural visualizations, or game assets that need destruction effects.
Simply Shatter is completely free to download and use.
Simply Shatter added support for Blender 5.1.1, introduced in version 1.0.19 and continued in later releases. Version 1.0.21 also adds action key support for Blender 5.1.1, along with a better damping handler and fixes to the animation fcurve access, the clean keyframe function, and remap behavior on non-linear time stretch mode. For the exact version history and any newer builds, check the developer's page before installing.
Simply Shatter provides collision types including static, dynamic, sticky, and slippery, letting you control how fractured pieces interact. Boundary settings cover Pin-to-Frame, Breakable, and Animated options. You can also randomize breaking and stuck effects for natural variety. The physics system supports real-time preview and final simulation, and you can bake results with custom start and end frames. Retiming and keyframe export are available for flexible animation.
Simply Shatter is listed as free in this catalog. The developer, TAngraFX & Simply, also notes that anyone unable to afford the product can reach out with their situation to request a discount code or, if needed, the product for free. The developer asks that users respect their work and avoid downloading from unauthorized sources. For current licensing terms, check the developer's page directly.
Simply Shatter includes six custom glass materials tailored for different scenarios. It also comes with a built-in dirt map texture based on shatter patterns, which adds subtle imperfections for extra realism. The dirt map offers full UI control so you can tweak and customize it as needed. Alongside materials, the add-on bundles six built-in presets that are fully mixable and customizable for varied results.
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