doujay888 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Im doing a design of a conference room, using an RPC chair with ies radiosity lighting. If i include the rpc chair on the radiosity, the chair appears as a silhoutte on my rendering, however if i exclude the rpc chair on the solution, it appears ok but it's not showing any shadows. So what seems to be the problem? is there any solution for this? Is this normal to all RPC objects? Just find the attached image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trhoads Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Better to use a real model. They will look better, and they will cast the proper shadows. Try Herman Miller's website: http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/Category/0,1564,a4-c410,00.html It is my understanding that RPC objects do not cast shadows. I have really only tried the people out, and really don't like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Burden III Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 It is my understanding that RPC objects do not cast shadows. I have really only tried the people out, and really don't like them. Having recently gotten the RCP plug-in for Cinema I can assure you that RCPs do cast shadows, once you check the 'cast shadows' box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trhoads Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I guess it all depends on which software you are using. For VIZ, at leat my version, if you tell the RPC to cast a shadow the shadow looks like the 2 planes that the maps are applied to. i am sure I am not decribing this correct. I also got funny glares on the planes, and it made them look bad. I now nothing about Cinema, so I have no idea how they work with Cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Warner Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 RPC shadows all depend on how your camera view relates to the direction the sun is at in your scene. The shadow will really only work well if the sun and the camera are in line (or close to) with each other. -Chad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doujay888 Posted December 11, 2004 Author Share Posted December 11, 2004 well, i already did checked the cast shadow box, yet it does not show any shadows at all. So if i use models, where can i find low res models for free? any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugga_Guy Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 I believe that RPC's do cast shadows but only if you use raytraced shadows (and you have to make sure that they are not excluded in the light lister). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelfoZ Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 u can create a very low poly chairs in fact some boxes with the same size/form of the rpc chairs, and uncheck in propierties "visible to camera" and leave there your RPC chairs, and you r going to have shadows.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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