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The planes are now visible again.

2 Go to frame 21.

3 On the toolbar, click Render Production.

The single image shows you what the effect will look like so far. Verify

that the asteroid is invisible, and that only the particle fragments and

the explosion planes are rendering.

Adding Motion Blur

To help create the illusion of fast movement in your explosion, you’ll add

motion blur to your animation.

Setup:

■ Close the rendered frame window, if it is still open.

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