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Why can’t I see any shadows??
Okay, I’m sure the answer to this is simple but here’s the scenario:
I’ve imported an AI file containing a 4 letter word. (No, not that one.) I’ve duplicated it 3 times & drawn a mask around a different letter in each dupe so that the 4 letters are separate.
They’re all set to 3D.
I’ve animated their motion through z so that they fly from behind the camera & land on a background solid.
The background solid is also set to 3D.
I have a camera & a parallel light which is set to cast shadows.
All the layers are set to cast shadows but not to receive (except for the background solid, of course) & all the ambient light settings are at zero.
So why can’t I see any shadows? I simply cannot spot the (presumably obvious) problem here.
Can anyone help?
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hehe – just kidding of course.
I would switch to using a Spotlight which has a wider range. Also, oftentimes, the relative positions of your object, camera and background (shadow layer) have to be strategically placed.
Oh, and ensure that Draft 3D isn’t switched on – well, it does happen. 🙂
HTH
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