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jozefus · 03-01-2015, 05:40 PM

Using a spotlight on an object gives a (sharp) shadow on the ground plane, using "ray trace" by light properties and switching on in the render panel "raytrace shadows". So far so good.
But I want to use a shadow map to get a more soft shadow. By light properties I select "shadow map" and then all of the sudden the spotlight is gone. Comes back when selecting "ray trace" again. There's no other light in the scene so all is dark. The cast shadow of the object is on.
The camera view still shows the spotlight but the render doesn't.
Anyone any ideas?

03-01-2015, 05:40 PM	#1
jozefus Full Access Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 12	shadow problems Using a spotlight on an object gives a (sharp) shadow on the ground plane, using "ray trace" by light properties and switching on in the render panel "raytrace shadows". So far so good. But I want to use a shadow map to get a more soft shadow. By light properties I select "shadow map" and then all of the sudden the spotlight is gone. Comes back when selecting "ray trace" again. There's no other light in the scene so all is dark. The cast shadow of the object is on. The camera view still shows the spotlight but the render doesn't. Anyone any ideas?