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specialk12
09-17-2007, 09:51 PM
Hi,

Im using 3ds max 9 and I have a problem with my lighting. As you can see by the image I attached to this posting I haven't been able to set up my outside MR sun light properly.

I modeled windows with screens and I have an MR sun light fixed outside the window shinning into the room. The problem is that I don't get the shadows of the blinds on the floor. I only get a bright area on the floor that is from my MR Sun.

How do I get that shadow effect of my blinds onto the floor. I tried messing and flipping the faces on each indvidual blind, but that had no effect. I went into my obj. properties and made sure that it was rendering shadows and casting shadows and it was.
I tried everything I know and I'm kinda stuck here.
BTW I also have shadow checked so that is not the problem.

Can anyone help me with the situation??


thanks
specialk12
09-19-2007, 09:50 PM
guess no one can
mister3d
09-20-2007, 07:16 AM
I can't see the light from the sun at all. Do you use GI? And where are the blinds? I see only windows. :)
If you sure there is a sunlight, colorise it with red that we can see it separately.
specialk12
09-20-2007, 03:11 PM
the sun is coming from the outside into the room, but the blinds don't produce a shadow.The blinds are where the windows are. I'm not using GI right now, but at the final render I will. I just don't understand why the blinds aren't producing shadows.
mister3d
09-20-2007, 09:38 PM
the sun is coming from the outside into the room, but the blinds don't produce a shadow.The blinds are where the windows are. I'm not using GI right now, but at the final render I will. I just don't understand why the blinds aren't producing shadows.

Can you render only with sunlight please? What type of shadow do you use?
mcbridecasey
10-09-2007, 04:58 PM
Maybe the sun is at the wrong angle and the blinds are blocking all light that could be coming in the room...
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