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Simple Question // Archive: Tech Forum
Post by trueSpaced // Jun 21, 2007, 6:22am
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Shadows aren't showing up in the workspace tab, and I have had them before; how do I get them back?
-TrueSpaced:banana: |
Post by rrf // Jun 21, 2007, 6:33am
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I could be wrong about this, but I've found in the past when I put in the lights from Model side, I don't get shadows in WS. If I put in my lights from WS first, they cast shadows on both sides of the Bridge. Like I said, I could be very wrong - try it and see what you think :)
Hope this helps,
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Post by trueSpaced // Jun 21, 2007, 6:36am
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Thanks for the reply, but it didn't work... I just set up a very very simple scene with the default lights and a box. I added the light in WS, and it still didn't cast a shadow.
-TrueSpaced:banana: |
Post by rrf // Jun 21, 2007, 6:43am
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Maybe your shadows are turned off - select the light, and look at the stack. Also, make sure the light is pointed at your object - I find that it's easy to put the light so it looks like it's where it should be, but actually it's off in space somewhere. I just tested with a Spot, it's working for me...
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Post by rrf // Jun 21, 2007, 6:47am
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here's a shot |
Post by trueSpaced // Jun 21, 2007, 6:47am
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K, I have a shadow, I had to turn on the light pretty bright though... Are you able to get shadows in WS with Local Lights? |
Post by rrf // Jun 21, 2007, 6:53am
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I don't have 'Local Lights' listed, do you mean Area Lights? Area Lights seem not to cast shadows, except in Model |
Post by rrf // Jun 21, 2007, 7:09am
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OK, I found Local Light on Model side, it seems to equate with Omni Light on WS, and it doesn't cast shadows for me in WS either - I think there was a thread about Lights in WS like this a while back...do a search and see if you can find it
hope this helps, |
Post by trueSpaced // Jun 21, 2007, 2:04pm
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Thank you (and sorry for the delayed response)! I thought I had shadows from omni/area lights and infinite lights before, but idk.... Thanks for the help, though! Appreciate it!
-TrueSpaced:banana: |
Post by nowherebrain // Jun 21, 2007, 5:05pm
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As far as I know(not very far btw;) ) only spot lights cast shadows in ws.:confused: |
Post by trueSpaced // Jun 21, 2007, 5:12pm
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Yes, very strange.... And a consideration for Caligari to take in TrueSpace 7.6....
-TrueSpaced:banana: |
Post by kena // Jun 22, 2007, 7:14am
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As far as I know(not very far btw;) ) only spot lights cast shadows in ws.:confused:
Infinite lights can do it as well. you have to drill down into the object in the Link Editor right now though. |
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