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3DS MAX: Rendering shadows only?

Posted: May 23, 2006
Gloski
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
Posted: May 23, 2006
Skubbyl
use shadow/matte material
Posted: May 23, 2006
Gloski
hm sorry about the stupidity, you wouldn't mind being a bit more precise?
;(
Posted: May 23, 2006
Alicci
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
Posted: May 24, 2006
Gloski
what I want is a rendered image with the shadows of a non-rendered object
Posted: May 25, 2006
Alicci
right so you should be able to render a shadow pass
and it will render all the shadows without the objects
Posted: May 25, 2006
Skubbyl
just assign the shadow/matte material to the object you just want a shadow from
Posted: May 25, 2006
Gloski
oh, that easy - thx Skubbyl
and Alicci
Posted: May 25, 2006
Skubbyl
np