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explodeafterasinglepiecebreaksloose.Youcan
find these in the Frac ture Tips (page 2–773) topic.
Pr ocedur es
To create a Fra cture helper :
• Chooseoneoftheabovemenuoptions,and
then click in any viewport to add the Fracture
helper.
Note: The icon’s position has no effect on the
fracture object’s behavior.
To add r igid bodies to a Fracture helper:
1.
Create a Fracture helper in the scene and some
objects to u se as rigid bodies.
You can add rigid bodies to the helper in two
ways: by picking or by using a selection list.
2. WiththeFracturehelperselected,useeither(or
both) of the following methods:
• ClickthePickbuttonontheProperties
rollout and then select the select the rigid
body to add to the helper.
• Click the Add button and then use the
dialog to select one or more objects to use
as fracture elements.
The names of rigid bodies you add appear in
the helper’s Pieces list.
To create the Fractur e helper a nd a dd obj ects in a
single step:
•SeetheScripts (page 2–817) topic.
To pr event the Fra cture obj ect fr om expl oding:
•SeetheFracture Tips (page 2 –773) topic.
Interfa ce
Propertie s rollout
Highlight—Click this button to c ause the objects in
the Pieces list to momentarily display as if selected.
Pieces—Lists the nam es of the objects currently
partoftheFractureobject.Tohighlightmultiple
contiguous list items, click and then
Shi f t +click.