Simply Trails - Trail Anything for Blender 3D!

The easiest way (ever!) to add stunning trail effects to basically anything in Blender

Transform your 3D scenes with effortless, professional-quality trail effects that follow any object or movement in your Blender projects.

Why Choose Simply Trails?

Because it's not an add-on! Everything is handled by the power of Blender geometry nodes and shader editors, natively! Which means it is much more maintainable and much more safer for your productions on the long run!

Simplicity meets power. While other trail solutions require a counter intuitive setup with a referenced object, Simply Trails delivers professional results in seconds intuitively. Whether you're a seasoned Blender artist or just starting out, you'll have stunning trail effects up and running instantly. Drag & Drop where you need it to happen, set desired material and boom!

Complete solution. With included shaders and extensive customization options, everything you need for professional trail effects is included in one easy-to-use package.

⚡ Instant Setup

Drag. Drop. Done. Simply Trails is a powerful geometry node modifier that works instantly with any object in your scene. No complex setups, no tedious and counter intuitive configuration – just drag the modifier onto your desired object and watch the magic happen.

🎯 Precision Control

• Vertex Group Support: Define exactly which parts of your model should generate trails
• Dynamic Input: Works seamlessly with mesh or curve objects
• 3D Trails: Possible to add a trail in a full object's geometry and  it's movements

🌪️ Dynamic Forces System

Bring your trails to life with these 3 forces:

• Wind Forces: Choose between world-space or object-local wind effects
• Turbulence: Add organic, chaotic movement for natural-looking trails
• Inertia: Adds momentum and follow-through behavior

✨ Professional Features

• Trail Tapering: Create elegant trails that naturally fade from thick to thin
• Performance Optimized: Smooth playback even with complex scenes and multiple trail objects
• Essential Pack: Complete collections of ready-to-use materials and use cases for instant professional results

🚀 Perfect For

• Motion graphics
• Character animation effects
• Abstract visualizations
• Cinematic game scene creation

Change Log:

07/08/2025 - V1.0 Released

08/08/2025 - Added a version to support Blender 4.2.x LTS.

08/08/2025 - Rounded floating-point in the Taper feature. Improving index selection when using substeps.

08/08/2025 - V1.0.1 Released

Transform your Blender projects today with Simply Trails – because great effects shouldn't be complicated.