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8 Aug 2024 18:19:51 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Invisible object that accepts shadows?  
From: Josh English
Date: 26 Oct 2000 11:21:45
Message: <39F84C07.FBCD12E4@spiritone.com>
I think you can pull this off by making your object and giving it a bounding
box around the lightsource.
You have to tell POV-Ray not to ignore bounded-by.

Josh

Jerry Stratton wrote:

> Is there any way to use "no_image" with an object but still have it
> *accept* (not cast) shadows? Or is there some other way for an object to
> basically be invisible except for the shadows cast on it?
>
> Basically I want to be able to have the background color show through,
> but have 'drop shadows' from objects, for use on web pages and in
> documents.
>
> Jerry
> http://www.hoboes.com/jerry/

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