Early Attempt: Collapse Case Study of WTC-7 (obsolete, check the improved version of 2017) @KaiKostack

Uploaded September 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

Latest version: youtu.be/VAkTbyENZ5s

Occasionally film makers and media companies are facing the problem of being asked to reproduce certain real world events in CG. This video shows my attempts to do so for the collapse of World Trade Center 7 using the new fracture tools of Blender.

I ultimately couldn't get to a point of satisfaction with the results for that purpose, but since I got some really spectacular collapses I decided to post them anyway for your entertainment.

I want to emphasize that this video is not intended to prove or disprove 9/11 conspiracy theories. I'm deleting comments that include hate speech, so you better think twice before starting an argument about the reasons of 9/11 here. Instead, I recommend to read a neutral source like: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_conspiracy_theories to get some pros and cons instead of watching videos on YouTube like mine to come to a realistic conclusion about what has happened that day.

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Info about the fracture tools:
blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?343637-Custom-Build-Blender-Fracture-Modifier
Download: graphicall.org/1148

Related videos:

Destruction of WTC 1:
youtube.com/watch?v=5mB3PGLW9Ps

Airplane crash:
youtube.com/watch?v=47pIYy3TLbU

$Early Attempt: Collapse Case Study of WTC-7 (obsolete, check the improved version of 2017) Latest version: https://youtu.be/VAkTbyENZ5s Occasionally film makers and media companies are facing the problem of being asked to reproduce certain real world events in CG. This video shows my attempts to do so for the collapse of World Trade Center 7 using the new fracture tools of Blender. I ultimately couldnt get to a point of satisfaction with the results for that purpose, but since I got some really spectacular collapses I decided to post them anyway for your entertainment. I want to emphasize that this video is not intended to prove or disprove 9/11 conspiracy theories. Im deleting comments that include hate speech, so you better think twice before starting an argument about the reasons of 9/11 here. Instead, I recommend to read a neutral source like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_conspiracy_theories to get some pros and cons instead of watching videos on YouTube like mine to come to a realistic conclusion about what has happened that day. http://kaikostack.com Info about the fracture tools: https://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?343637-Custom-Build-Blender-Fracture-Modifier Download: http://graphicall.org/1148 Related videos: Destruction of WTC 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mB3PGLW9Ps Airplane crash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47pIYy3TLbU$

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