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3DS MAX: Rendering shadows only?




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Gloski Posted: May 23, 2006   Post subject: 3DS MAX: Rendering shadows only?
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is it posible in max to make an object invisible but leaving it's shadows still visible?
-would be ok if this only occurs in the render

Skubbyl Posted: May 23, 2006   Post subject:
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use shadow/matte material
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hm sorry about the stupidity, you wouldn't mind being a bit more precise?
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are you talking about before a render? or render out the shadow layer?
you should be able to render difference passes, but not sure how to do that in max

Gloski Posted: May 24, 2006   Post subject:
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what I want is a rendered image with the shadows of a non-rendered object

Alicci Posted: May 25, 2006   Post subject:
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right so you should be able to render a shadow pass
and it will render all the shadows without the objects

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just assign the shadow/matte material to the object you just want a shadow from

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oh, that easy - thx Skubbyl
and Alicci

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np

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