Quote - Looks like 3 intersecting planes, which if that is the case, then what J said below makes sense why a 90 degree spin addressed the issue.  Thanks for clearing it up!

That is a clear examples of "short term hacks." Stuff that works because of the way 3Delight works but that it's not really the right solution. If the sabre had actually the "blade" modelled then you would not have this problem. I don't know if the three planes are distinct, if they are and they can be set as indivisual lights, remember than Reality allows you to invert the direction of the light in the Light Editor. Simply select the light and enable "Invert direction".

Cheers.

Paolo

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