Xplod Documentation

 The most updated documentation can be accessed at the following URL: https://docs.yatima.xyz/books/xplod/page/xplod-documentation

Note: The documentation can also be downloaded in PDF format from the Superhive files area.

Changelog

Version 1.7.2 (2026/06/25)

• Fixed Spin value not preserved across mode changes.
• Fixed By Islands not toggling Edge Split render visibility.
• Fixed Spin not affected by Influence Zone.

Version 1.7.0

• Added Spin to all explode modes.

Version 1.6.1

• Remove unused axis parameter from _arrange_axis.

Version 1.6.0

• Added Spin Parameter (per island rotation) to Spherical Mode. Thanks! to Marco Cortesi for the original concept.

Version 1.5.0

• Added Surface Normal explode mode.

Version 1.4.0

• Migrate Geometry Nodes socket access to support Blender 5.2 LTS.

Version 1.2.3 (2026/04/01)

• Fix influence zone toggle not updating viewport until slider interaction.
• Added a driver to control the Influence Zone Empty display size.

Version 1.2.1

• Fixed influence Empty not appearing in the correct collection (it now joins the same collection as its parent mesh).
• Fixed Influence Radius visual feedback: the Empty's display size now syncs to the Radius slider in real time via the depsgraph handler.
• Fixed influence Empty not properly parented to the mesh object after creation.

Version 1.2.0

• Added By Islands toggle to the panel. Disabling it activates the Edge Split modifier so each face becomes its own explosion island. Enabling it uses natural mesh islands.

Version 1.1.2

• Fixed depsgraph filter to include NodeTree updates, restoring Influence Radius → Empty display size sync that broke after slider changes.
• Fixed crash (ReferenceError) when removing Xplod if an Influence Empty was present: the Empty reference is now read from the socket before the modifier is removed.
• Panel now stays visible when a non-mesh object (such as the Influence Empty) is active, by pinning the last active mesh object via a depsgraph handler.

Version 1.1.1

• Replaced the separate "Create Influence Empty" button with a single Influence Zone toggle operator. Toggling on auto-creates the Empty at the mesh bounding box center.Toggling off removes it.
• Influence Empty is now parented to the mesh object so it follows all object transforms.
• Fixed influence zone coordinate space: the Empty's location is now read in the mesh's local space (transform_space = RELATIVE), so the zone works correctly regardless of where the object is in world space.

Version 1.1.0

• Added Influence Zone: a spherical area of effect that limits which islands explode. Includes Radius and Falloff controls. The Influence Empty syncs its display size to the Radius slider for real-time viewport feedback.
• Reordered the panel layout: Mode/Axis → Distance → Fragmentation → Influence Zone → Solidify → Remove.
• Added Position control for the Influence Empty directly in the panel.

Version 1.1.0

• Added Solidify section to the panel with a visibility toggle and Thickness slider.
• Fixed Solidify render flag: the toggle now syncs both viewport and render visibility simultaneously.

Version 1.0.0

• Added Axial Radial mode: islands explode radially around a chosen axis (X, Y, or Z), moving in the perpendicular plane.
• Added Single Axis mode: islands move along one global axis only.
• Added Inward mode: islands implode toward the object center.
• Added Random mode with Order (randomness–spherical blend) and Seed controls.
• Added tooltips to Distance, Order, Seed, Influence Radius, and Influence Falloff sliders.

Version 0.7.0

• Mode changes now automatically swap the node group while preserving shared socket values (Distance, Influence settings).
• Unused node groups are automatically removed when no longer needed.

Version 0.5.0

• Added Fragmentation control (Edge Split modifier) for per-face explosion.

Version 0.3.0

• Node groups are now created programmatically at runtime. No .blend library required.

Version 0.1.0

• Initial release.
• Spherical explosion mode: islands move radially outward from the object center.
• Distance slider, Apply Xplod and Remove Xplod operators.

Contact and Support

For bug reports, feature requests, or general support:

[email protected]

When reporting a bug, please include:

• Your Blender version.
• Your operating system.
• Which explosion mode you were using.
• What you were trying to do and what happened instead.
• Steps to reproduce the issue.