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# 1 08-07-2006 , 04:04 PM

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another problem which i am faced with is the shadows not matching the position of objects flush to the floor. Please see image.

(problem areas ringed in red)

HAve tried a few things but none seem to work,

thanks again,

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# 2 10-07-2006 , 02:56 PM

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are those shadows raytraced or depth map?

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# 3 10-07-2006 , 03:30 PM

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they're created using a shadow map within the mental ray tab

thanks,

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# 4 18-07-2006 , 11:34 AM

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Are you sure that light is not going underneath the couch? i.e is the couch fully touching the floor?

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# 5 18-07-2006 , 11:46 AM

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all sorted cheers for advice... ended up being the fact that i had shadow detail turned on... don't know why this would make any difference, but it seemed to

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