How to create a sprout effect in UE5?(2 questions in one topic)

Hi :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:, recently I’m creating an animation. I want to have a seed sprouting from the sand(juest like this!)


Is there any possible way to creat this animation (or visual effect)?
What’s more, how can I create an animation which present this effect(when I was digging the dirt, there is a hole appeared(like this)

Just make a hole from the dirt.
Thanks a lot for helping :kissing_heart: :kissing_heart:

Hey there @RAY-141! So for a really cool sprout animation, I recommend morph targets! They allow you to have complex transformations occur with the same geometry on an object! Here’s a solid tutorial on how to do that (starting in blender mind you)

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Plant Morph Target Tutorial:

Morph Target Live Training:


If you’d rather just scale the plants, here’s a bit of a rundown (more a of a devlog than a tutorial but still shows off the BP) of how you can grow plants via scaling alone.


Hope all this helps!

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Thanks mate :kissing_heart: :kissing_heart: