I really don't understand the point of Exclude Objects or Include Objects - if it doesn't work at all.

I've ended up having to use 2 spotlights poistioned and sized to exactly cover just the 2 cut surfaces in this scene - at least "ranged" works, cos that helped to limit the cast light to just the cut surfaces.

Clay,

you said you hadn't had any problems with exclude or include - how on earth did you use it then???

(when you said 'play with the range slider' it was already at 5, and casting not enough light on the cut fruit, and too much on the other one, so I've abandoned that, and gone for a spot instead)

Tom271

• I did try moving the rearmost fruit - it had no effect on the light cast by the radial, but at least it gave me room to position a spotlight - but of course now I think it looks funny, as if the cut fruit is balancing in midair - which of course it is... sigh

Skiwillgee,

Is it?  I've no idea.  How would you find out?  Mind you ranging the radial affects how much light is cast on the back of the face down fruit half, does that mean it is or it isn't light reflected off the cut surface?

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