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Rendering shadow/reflection but not the plane itself
But, we have a catch 22 here. In order for Maya to render a shadow or a reflection, it needs to render the entire plane beneath the object, meaning that there won't be an alpha channel, meaning that I can't use the resulting image on any background.
So, how do I render only the shadow/reflection on a surface and not the surface itself? Can it even be done? I want the shadow to be a part of the alpha channel, so it can be used on any background. Ditto for a reflection.
Is it possible?
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You should have an option to render just the shadows in the render layers options.
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Last edited by Weyu; 26-07-2007 at 05:06 AM.
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i think that will work
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