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    • eidam655E Offline
      eidam655
      last edited by

      hello all,

      does anyone have any idea why the only shadows i can see are the ones on the ground and none on the faces? also, why could the "On Faces" option in Shadow Settings be greyed out?

      thanks for any answers.

      SU shadows question.png

      I'm using SketchUp 2017, V-Ray 3.4

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      • soloS Offline
        solo
        last edited by

        Click the icon on top left (box).

        http://www.solos-art.com

        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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        • S Offline
          sonder
          last edited by

          Yes, you have shadows turned off.

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          • eidam655E Offline
            eidam655
            last edited by

            i am sorry for the bad screenshot, i must have taken it while trying to figure the shadows out.

            i would be very glad if the icon would solve the problem, but sadly, it doesn't. so thanks for the answers thus far and here's a new screenshot.

            SU-shadows-icondoesnthelp.png

            I'm using SketchUp 2017, V-Ray 3.4

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              Where is your SKP you geo-referenced ?
              If you toggle the top-left button on the dialog what happens to the settings?
              They should become available/unavailable to edit...

              TIG

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              • GaieusG Offline
                Gaieus
                last edited by

                In the last screenshot > bottom, where shadows are turned on, shadows on faces (bottom left) is not checked. However it is weird as when shadows are on, that option should be active (and turned on) but it seems to be greyed out (unavailable) for you. πŸ˜•

                Gai...

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                • eidam655E Offline
                  eidam655
                  last edited by

                  the model is at 49.190966N,16.611552E so the UTC+1 time zone should be fine - the shadows appear correctly at rendertime, i just miss them in the preview. no other view mode (shaded/textured/monochrome...) brings them back.

                  as for the toggle - as is seen on the screenshot, only the 'From Edges' option switches its state.

                  EDIT: ha, i found the solution; see attached screenshot. thanks everyone for answers πŸ˜„

                  SU-shadows-resolved.png

                  I'm using SketchUp 2017, V-Ray 3.4

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