How to get fragments of an exploded object to react more accurately to collisions with a plane?

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Since a picture (or animated GIF in this case) is worth a thousand words, I will begin by providing an example of the problem I am trying to solve:

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As you can see, the fragments of the monkey never change orientation as they fall and "bounce" off of the plane that they are colliding with.

I created this animation by adding a monkey to the scene and using the Object->Quick Effects->Quick Explode tool. The fragments never change their orientation, which is grossly unrealistic.

How do I fix this?

It is possible to make particles rotate, however I think you want Rigid-body physics. — gandalf3, Feb 23 '14 at 23:59
@gandalf3 Would I add them to the monkey or the cube? I'm not very knowledgeable in Blender, so please excuse me if that's a dumb question. — Nathan Osman, Feb 24 '14 at 01:12
Related: how do I make an object bend or break if hit with sufficient force? — gandalf3, Feb 24 '14 at 04:44

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:57

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You can make the explosion shards/particles rotate dynamically by enabling Rotation and Dynamic in the particle settings:

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Result:

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However, if you want realism I recommend you try the Cell fracture addon with rigid body physics. See this question for more info.

edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:57

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answered Feb 24 '14 at 06:58

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How to get fragments of an exploded object to react more accurately to collisions with a plane?

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