Building go boom
 

this is a simple problem but i dunno if theres an easier way to do this. Ok im making a music video that basically the setting is a urban warzone the buildings have been/are being bombed etc. now wat i want to do is model the buildings as a whole and them take some of the in half and others i just need to go boom. I know lightwave has a plugin called "crackit" for those kinds of things but i was wondering if there was anything like that in maya or if i had to do it manually or just convert to nurbs(which totally kills my computer)

You can use the "shatter" effect ibn the Dynamics toolset

ok thanks didnt know that tool existed how about doing an explosive force? or is that all MEL scripting?

or u can try this plugin but its pricy but it does have a free trial

http://www.blastcode.com/

Either use a field affecting the rigid bodies or use particles to collide with the debris

ok so i would use the radial field but how do i apply it to the objects?