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Emah
05-14-2002, 10:27 AM
hey y'all

k, maya's got some wierd ass shadow problems.....

see that light casing....well...that isn't affected by any lights ...but for some reason the spot light which i have underneath it..is casting a shadow of the light casing onto the ceilng...

my spotlites are huge....but i can't think of another way to light the celing....with the same effect.....

plz help...thanx :p :hmm:
Jhonus
05-14-2002, 10:59 AM
Hi. The first thing i would check is that the object is being illuminated by the light.

Theres a command under one of the render menus for that. Just select the light first.

After that i'd start double checking my material and the objects render settings under the attribute editor.
Emah
05-14-2002, 11:18 AM
thanx for replyin krugar

i check all the things u said...no lites affecting it.....but what would i be lookin for when i check the material?


i could turn off "cast shodows" in the render attributes but i do need it to cast shodows ...just not by that certain lite:hmm:
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