Lights have stopped obeying physics!

McC · July 26th, 2001, 01:19 AM

Help! This area light isn't casting shadows anymore! All shadow options are checked on the object itself, the light is outside the object geometry, and all raytracing options are enabled.

Much appreciated.

McC · July 26th, 2001, 01:22 AM

A more detailed look...

This is LW 6.5b, BTW

Fabio · July 26th, 2001, 06:00 AM

first thing would be to check that the object is set to be actually affected by that light

McC · July 26th, 2001, 06:01 AM

Did that. Basically, all the glaringly obvious stuff -- objects being set to be affected, object shadow options, raytracing options, light shadow options -- has been checked time and again. I spent about an hour or so with Warrior trying to figure it out -- even sent him the scene file and object, but it left him stumped too

Fabio · July 26th, 2001, 07:09 AM

hmmm.. mail it all to me on this addy

Fabio

and I'll take a gander at it later tonight..

McC · July 26th, 2001, 04:46 PM

Will do.

It happens with any raytraced light put there, BTW, not just the area light. The only time that the problem disappears is with shadow mapping.