nemirc opened this issue on Sep 11, 2002 ยท 6 posts
nemirc posted Wed, 11 September 2002 at 12:24 AM
Hello everybody. I made some sort of "infinite plane". I put a figure in the middle of the plane and clicked "render". Shadows are showing on the figure, nevertheless, no shadows are shown on the infinite plane. Any ideas? Thanks
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Little_Dragon posted Wed, 11 September 2002 at 12:37 AM
If you have something enormous in your scene, the shadow maps get stretched out to cover the entire area. This results in loss of definition; the shadows become fuzzier and less distinct. So your best options are to increase the size of the shadow maps, or reduce the area they cover. Select your "infinite plane", go to Properties (CTRL-I), and disable shadows. Yes, I know it sounds counterintuitive, but that just means that the plane itself won't cast shadows. Shadows can still be cast onto it.
geep posted Wed, 11 September 2002 at 12:58 AM
If you are using the "GROUND" prop in Poser, it does not always "catch" shadows as well as other props do. Try using Poser's "square" prop (rotate x = 90 degrees) and expand the scale to the size you want. Turn the "GROUND" OFF ... [menu]"Display" ---> "Guides" ---> "Ground Plane" (make sure it is UNchecked) Might work, might not ... cheers, dr geep ;=]
Remember ... "With Poser, all things are possible, and poseable!"
cheers,
dr geep ... :o]
edited 10/5/2019
geep posted Wed, 11 September 2002 at 1:00 AM
Also, if your "plane" does not have any thickness, it could affect it's ability to "catch" shadows. Just another thought. ;=]
Remember ... "With Poser, all things are possible, and poseable!"
cheers,
dr geep ... :o]
edited 10/5/2019
Spanki posted Wed, 11 September 2002 at 2:07 AM
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Spanki posted Wed, 11 September 2002 at 2:08 AM