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Munumunup
05-03-2008, 04:48 AM
Hello CG Society,

This is just something that I've never seen before- Where the shadows look like they should be cast, there is a patch that is shadow free.
Well, check the image to see what I'm talking about.
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/6849/shadowanomalytw8.th.jpg (http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shadowanomalytw8.jpg)

This is from just one of the lights in my scene, (the others are turned off). Below is the lighting parameters that I have.
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/1016/lightsetupem3.th.jpg (http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lightsetupem3.jpg)

And here is the 3ds Max scene itself
http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/5345/maxscenecl9.th.jpg (http://img176.imageshack.us/my.php?image=maxscenecl9.jpg)

Can someone please give an explanation/suggestion as to what's going on?

I'm using the Mental Ray Renderer.

Cheers
tecsun
05-03-2008, 05:53 AM
I guess you need to change the shadow color to a darker tone, maybe your light just not as bright as the shadow color you have so it turns out brighter then the lit part?
Munumunup
05-03-2008, 12:40 PM
Simple as that! Thankyou tecsun.
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