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From: Joe Angell <jangell@risd.edu>
Reply-To: Joe Angell <jangell@risd.edu>
Subject: Re: Softshadows with transparent objects
To: Fernando Martins <fmartins@orthanc.esoterica.pt>
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> -if the ball is solid and I have 'shadow'map' on, I get a nice soft shadow
> -if the ball is transparent and 'shadow map' is on, I get THE SAME soft shadow
> (the shadow doesn't show that the ball is transparent)
>
> So the only solution to have a shadow that shows the tranparency of the ball
> is to turn 'trace shadows on', right?! But the shadows will not be soft... I
> would like to get soft, fluffy, 'translucent' shadows... Isn't that possible?!
Is your object 100% transparent? Also, you can have it NOT cast
shadows. Once thing to remember is that if you had a glass sphere (in
reality), and put it on a desk, it would still cast a shadow behind it.
Don't know if this helps any...
-- Joe
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