Konyak-2 0 Posted October 14, 2002 I was trying to figure out why my huge plane doesn't cast a shadow (I've done the LodNoShadow = 1 in named properties), and right now it doesn't cast a shadow when standing on the ground, but on takeoff, it will turn on briefly. Sometimes it will flicker on but mostly it's off. If I check for convexity on the lod that should cast the shadow, it's ok, but if I check for open topology, it has holes in it. If I do close topology to fix the holes, the convexity check lights up!.. Is this what is giving me problems?? I frankly don't get it, because one wing is fine, but if I copy it and mirror it, it will give me convexity errors on that one, while the original is oky-doky. Personally I would have thought an object is convex if you can draw a line between every other vertex and the one in the middle stays outside of the line in respect to the object. Konyak Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jazzking 0 Posted October 14, 2002 I don't know much about shadows. But i've heard you can copy your model, turn it on its side and give it a black transparent texture. Sounds crazy i know. btw, what happens when "lodnoshadow" is 0? im sure 1 is true and 0 is false... depends i guess... If im wrong its coz im new hmm, i think i should have that as a sig... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prospero 1 Posted October 14, 2002 That is not correct. If your model is not casting a shadow, simplify the shadow casting LOD. You do not need to create some other object, or use particular textures. Prospero Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jazzking 0 Posted October 14, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">If im wrong its coz im new <span id='postcolor'> like i said i was just putting forward an idea, i never said it was correct... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
