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can a hidden object or dummy cast a shadow?

Posted By armondtanz 4 Years Ago
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There are no render passes in iclone. I think shadows are really important. I was hoping to find a hack where you can cast a shadow on either a shadow catcher or white background
I was thinking if you could duplicate whole scene and make:
scene A: normal textured layer (this would be standard render)
Scene B: EXACT as scene A, but make all textures white. set to cast shadow only or receive shadow.
Just wondering if theres a workaround?
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Hey thanks i'll try this :D
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There is another trick that already worked in iClone5:
https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/f0f80b85-bc06-4820-97b9-e1dc.jpg

f you set the Opacity slider to 1:
https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/98f55920-b129-46ef-967c-8d52.jpg

the figur (or object) disappears, but the shadow stays:
https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/8da9309c-8e95-4f2c-968d-c43a.gif


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