Coloured shadows?
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currently, sketchup has a limited capability wih shadows- if the alpha value of a surface is >70, it casts a solid shadow, and if it is <70, it casts no shadow.
Does anyone else agree that this is woefully inadequate for a program of sk's calibre? I would have it o the alpha value changes the density of the shadow, and the colour of the object also changed he shadows hue. If you wanted to make a church, for example, the stained glass windows would be very difficult.
Opinions?
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True that the shadow features need some tweaking. The church is an excellent example although if I want to go that far, I'd use an external renderer instead.
Also transparent png files should not cast shadows where the alpha channel is etc.
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Actually Al Hart is working on a Plug-In- NPR Tools, which will include the "Sketchy Shadows" feature. Not only will you be able to do sketchy shadows you will also be able to do coloured shadows. Stay tuned.
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great suggestion. this feature would make shadows a lot more usable.
sorgesu, thanks for the info. sounds promising
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@sorgesu said:
Actually Al Hart is working on a Plug-In- NPR Tools, which will include the "Sketchy Shadows" feature. Not only will you be able to do sketchy shadows you will also be able to do coloured shadows. Stay tuned.
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can't wait!!!!
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