By using a simple Thinking Particles setup I can transform fragments of one geometry object to another (the next word), but it works based on the existing polygons so I'll need to cut the X up with the knife tool to avoid these over sized shards (I like the bold shapes of some large pieces so won't cut up too much but definitely need to subdivide the faces a little. The depth of the shards is editable as is the direction/curvature of the path. This will lead onto the next shot of the shards passing behind the lamp post out of focus/
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By using a simple Thinking Particles setup I can transform fragments of one geometry object to another (the next word), but it works based on the existing polygons so I'll need to cut the X up with the knife tool to avoid these over sized shards (I like the bold shapes of some large pieces so won't cut up too much but definitely need to subdivide the faces a little. The depth of the shards is editable as is the direction/curvature of the path. This will lead onto the next shot of the shards passing behind the lamp post out of focus/