Shadows on 2d trees

[Greg Law]

This is a very basic question. I'm using Max 2009 design. I can't find where to turn off case and recieve shadows on 2d trees. I have done some tut's on this but the dialog boxs don't match mine and I can only find the turn off shadows in the objects properties, which doesn't work, while the tut's show a dialog box with turn off shadows and turn off receive shadows. I have looked everywhere for this box. The "help" doesn't help. What am I missing?

[bev.lynn]

Select the object, right-click, select object properties.

[Greg Law]

Select the object, right-click, select object properties.

 

Thanks for the reply. This is where I used to do it in the old days I think. But I have been into that dialog box and it doesn't have the don't receive shadows and when I uncheck the receive shadows it still casts a shadow on it's self. Also it doesn't look like the dialog box in the Tut's.

This is where I'm confused.

[bev.lynn]

Did you uncheck Receive Illumination on the Adv. Lighting tab?

That's all I can suggest based on the information you've provided so far. What tutorials are you referencing?

[Greg Law]

Bev sorry for the delay getting back.

I'm using the 3dats book tut's for making 2d trees. I was wondering if my problem is based on the fact that I'm using the daylight system. While the tut's use a standard light system.

As for you advice to turn off the receive illumination will that make the trees dark? Would I need to add light for them? If so it seems what used to be a simple process has been made a lot more complex for no reason.

[Brian Smith]

make sure your objects properties (when you right-click the objects) is set to 'By Object' rather than 'By Layer'.

 

you should post a screen shot to illustrate the problem if this is not it.

[bev.lynn]

Seacondor, I did a screen capture of the object properties. Thanks for chiming in Brian! I was trying to figure out what else he could be referring to.

[Greg Law]

Thanks Bev and Brian.

 

I must have been having several weeks of senior moments.

Until you marked it clearly I didn't see it. May be because it was greyed out and I had gone into the lighting section where it had a shadow switch which was a bit of a red herring for me. But I still am very red faced about not seeing the main section when it was starring me in the face. This is what I was looking for.

Once again thankyou.

Brian I had other look at your book and it doesn't show the dialog box I have refer to I must have seen that in another tut over the last few weeks. This would explain the proporties box looking different.

Thanks both of you for your help.