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Well, I've had some success in shattering things by using the new Create\Element\Explode command in the 3D Editor. If you need more faces for a realistic looking explosion, then use the Create\Face\Tesselate option. To make the shattered post look solid, you may need to model both broken pieces along with an explodable middle section. The broken pieces can be capped on both end with some sort of rough looking texture. Or you can pull and push vertices around to make it look like the ends shattered. Hope those ideas help. -MM