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ankheilw

10-27-2006, 09:36 PM

Hello all,

I've used Maya for the last 7 years, but I've been thrown into the world of Max recently. I am trying to use a spotlight with a mental ray render and get soft shadows. Nothing complex, just trying to find out what parameters I need to adjust to soften the casted shadow.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks

MikeBracken

10-28-2006, 12:24 AM

Area shadows paramiter in the light. Increasing the size should soften the shadows, though you may need to up the samples a bit.

BrianCampbell

11-02-2006, 04:24 PM

Or you could use Raytraced shadows, change your light shape from rectangle to disc within your light parameters, and increase the radius until you get the right amount of softness.

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