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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / Is there a way to make object cast shadows?

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Gilfalas
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Posted: 6th Feb 2003 00:13
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hi

I was just wondering if there was a way of making objects cast shadows in DBPro.
Imagine you have objects flying over a matrix and you want to see the shadows of the objects on the matrix.

I already placed a light source to lighten the scene but there are no shadows yet.

Any clue?

Thanks
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QuothTheRaven
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Posted: 6th Feb 2003 00:57
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yes
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Rob K
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Posted: 6th Feb 2003 01:31
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SET SHADOW SHADING ON objectnumber

This will cast realistic, dynamic shadows.

However there will be a performance hit and sometimes realistic shadows are not desirable. In which case I suggest a textured 3D plain placed just above the surface and scalled relative to the distance the object is from the surface. However true shadowing is great if you only have one or two objects.

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Gilfalas
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Posted: 6th Feb 2003 16:22
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Many thanks for your help.

I tried SET SHADOW SHADING ON, but it didn't work. Maybe my hardware does not support it.

I guess I'll do without shadows. After I thought about it again, I thought that since my objects are flying over the surface of a planet, they would be flying too high to cast shadows on the ground anyway.

Thanks again for your help though

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Rob K
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Posted: 6th Feb 2003 17:53
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Just use a textured plain then - pretty easy to do.

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