Is there an easy way to do this? Thanks...

In the properties box uncheck cast shadows for everything you don't want to cast a shadow. If you meant the entire figure all at once, I don't think you can unless you were to write some sort of python script.

Is there a python script out there? I have to unshadow 24 figure, each with multiple parts.

I guess you need shadows on other parts, right? Or it would be easier to turn off shadows at the light. I searched freestuff and couldn't find a script for this. Perhaps Ockham or someone equally skilled at Python could do it?

If your using P6 script that will turn off shadows for current figure is attached.

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If it's not for P6, you'll have to hack at CR2 for each figure to do the job.

Similar to making a MAT, but you want only the castShadow line.
E.g.

{<br></br>version<br></br>  {<br></br>   number 4.0<br></br>  }<br></br>actor hip:1<br></br>    {<br></br>   castsShadow             0<br></br>   }<br></br>figure<br></br> {<br></br>   }<br></br>}<br></br>

One actor block (with name changed) for each actor in the figure.

If that doesn't work there are command line tools that might help (very unlikely that any text editor will handle that big a file).

Okay, I have no idea how to create a python script, so this is what I did: I cut and pasted the text in your link (I do have P6) into word pad. I then saved it and changed the extension from .txt to .py. When I ran it, I got this error: File "", line 7 act.SetCastsShadows(0) ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax How do I fix it? Thanks for the help by the way... I hate waiting for a render only to havd it turn black...

The script should look like this :-

import poser<br></br><br></br>scene = poser.Scene()<br></br>fig = scene.CurrentFigure()<br></br>if fig != None:<br></br>    for act in fig.Actors():<br></br>        act.SetCastsShadows(0)<br></br>

The spaces are important, so to be on the safe side, right click on the link and save as an appropriately named file.

Is there a python script to turn on shadows in all figures (not just the current one)? I really have too many figures to pick each individualy.

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Try this :-

import poser<br></br><br></br>scene = poser.Scene()<br></br>for fig in scene.Figures():<br></br>    for act in fig.Actors():<br></br>        act.SetCastsShadows(1)

Poser 6 only.

SyntaxError: invalid syntax act.SetCastsShadows(1)

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Open the file in a text editor, goto to the end of the file and press Enter, save and try running again.

Python gets upset when there isn't a newline at the end of the last line in a file (I've been caught out by this plenty times).

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/photos/MSG2/Message2080921.txt

Here's a script written by ockham: cast shadows off/on it should do what you need.

I must remember to remember what it was I had to remember.

putting the enter in at the end made it work for me. I have ockham's script, but i really have too many figures to make it practical.

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Oh, well, I tried.

I must remember to remember what it was I had to remember.

Attached above the text of a pz2 (pose file) that will turn off 'Casts Shadow' for body parts using the standard naming convention, eg P4, V2, V3, etc, type characters. In other words it should work on most characters. It will only work on the currently selected character.

Copy the text in the attahced link and paste it into a text editor. Save it as 'P4V2 ShadowOff.pz2' to a pose folder.

Alternativly you can turn off 'Cast shadows' for the whole scene from the Render Options.

If you need to cast shadows from some props but not cast them from any figures, then this can probably only be implimented from a Python script. Try posting a request in the 'Poser Python Scripting' forum.

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