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1180 Chapter 15: Lights and Cameras
or you’ll want a lig ht to cast shadows from one
object but not from another.
Pr ocedur es
To ex clude objects f rom a light:
1.
In the General P arameters rollout, click
Exclude.
The Exclude/Include dialog is displayed.
2. Make sure Exclude is on.
3. Choose to exclude objects from Illumination,
Shadow Casting, or Both.
4. Inthelistofobjectnamesontheleft,highlight
the objects you want to exclude.
5. Click the arrow pointing to the rig ht to m ove
the selected object names into the r ight-hand
list.
Objects in the ri ght-hand list will be excluded.
To remove an object from this list, highlight its
name and click the arrow pointing to the left.
To remove a l l objects from this list, click Clear.
6. Click OK.
Now when you shade or render the scene, the
light will have no effect on the objects you
chose.
The object still appears lit in shaded v iewports.
Exclusion takes effect only when you render
the scene.
To in clude objects t hat were excluded:
1.
Click Exclude.
The Exclude/Include dialog is displayed.
2. Select the names of objects in the right-hand
list, and then click the arrow p ointing to the left.
3. Click OK.
To include all excluded objects at once:
1.
Click Exclude or Include.
The Exclude/Include dialog is displayed.
2. Click Clear.
3. Click OK.
Interfa ce
The Exclude/Include dialog contains the following
controls:
E xclude/I nclude—Determines whether the light (or
Matte render element) will exclude or include the
objects named in the list on the rig ht.
Illumination—Excludes or includes illumination
of the object’s surface.
Note: This control has no effect on the matte render
element.
Shadow Casting—Excludes or includes creation of
the object’s shadow.
Note: This con trol is not available with the matte
render element.
Both—Excludes or includes both of the above.
Note: This con trol is not available with the matte
render element.
Scene Obj ects—Select objects from the Scene
Objects list on the left, then use the arrow buttons
to add them to the exclusion list on the right.