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haydenr

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Posted 1479168914	Reply with quote #1

Can i add to the wish list, the ability to render and have shadows appear in the PNG file that are generated at the sketchup ground plane without having to have added a 2d plane into the 3d model. This would help when compositing vegetation into renders. __________________ If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up to much space

Nick00

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Posted 1479662168	Reply with quote #2

Hi there, I'm afraid it would be pretty specific and not easy to do. Podium calculates the shadows by it self, if there is no ground plane, it won't be able to cast shadows on it. I the past I used to make a white ground plane, cut it out in Photoshop, adjust levels to have only strong shadows, and blend it with multiply. Exporting SU shadows might also help you,but you'll need to make them a bit softer! Hope it helps! __________________ Podium Tech. Support

bigstick

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Posts: 10,107

Posted 1479715964	Reply with quote #3

This is a pretty specific request that I've only heard a single person request. We could do it, but the time and effort aren't really worth it for a couple of very particular requests. The solution is to make the ground plane a specific colour so you can isolate it in PS. Or you could use export buffers. Justin described these on the forum a few months ago. These are effectively separate image masks for Photoshop. __________________ That which does not kill us makes us stronger -Friedrich Nietzsche

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