Cracks and debris!
 

I'm animating a scene where a building falls apart.

What's the best way to go about cracking a single object into many different pieces?

Maya's shatter effect isn't working right and its driving me crazy.

Thanks.

Yeah, ive been interested in this tool. however, i work on mac osx. any of solutions for mac osx?

Thanks for your help!

I'm wondering if nCloth could do that. I think that coupled with some particles clouds and whatnot would do the trick.