Build-Up FX

Ten build animations for any mesh in Blender. The last frame is always your original mesh, untouched.

$9~~$14~~

Launch price until Thursday 5 November, then $14.

Instant download, personal and commercial use. Two of the effects are free to try.

All ten effects

AssemblePieces fly in from one side and lock into place.

Scatter InPieces gather from every direction.

Fall and SettleParts drop from above and bounce to rest.

Pop In freeParts scale up with a springy overshoot.

Grow freeThe shape rises out of the ground along an axis.

Dissolve InFaces appear through a noise pattern.

Layer StackSlice by slice from the bottom, like a 3D print.

Ripple RevealA wave spreads from a point and lifts faces into place.

Wireframe DrawEdges draw on, then the surface fills in.

Voxel BuildCubes stack into the shape, then turn into the real mesh.

Select every model, set an Offset in frames and an Order (left to right, bottom to top, by name or random). Each one starts after the last.

Every effect is a Geometry Nodes modifier. Stagger, distance, spin and the rest stay live in the modifier panel.

Tick Reverse and the model takes itself apart.

buildup_fx-1.0.0.zip, the add-on. The panel sits in the N sidebar.
BuildUpFX_Assets.blend, all ten node groups as an asset library, so you can drag an effect in from the Asset Browser without the add-on.

Blender 5.0 and newer.

Does it work on my model?: On any mesh. Voxel Build looks best on closed meshes.
Can I use it in client work?: Yes. The add-on is GPL-3.0, your renders and animations are yours.
How do I install it?: Edit, Preferences, Get Extensions, the dropdown at the top right, Install from Disk, pick the zip. Watch it here.
What if it does not work for me?: Email hello@polyember.com. If we cannot fix it, you get your money back. See the refund policy.