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| 2011-04-18 16:37 |
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I've had a few issues with either 'invisible' objects stopping light beams, and shadows being created by objects that are either not on view or have been deleted from the drawing (these might both be the same issue) - is there any way i can fix this please?
Many thanks,
Simon
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| 2011-04-19 10:38 |
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Hi Simon!
Hiding an object in terms of making its layer invisible doesn't remove the object "physically" from the simulation, which can leave "holes" in the simulation. However, deleting them is obviously another matter. Is this a repeatable problem or does it appear sporadically?
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Capture Visualisation AB
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| 2011-04-23 21:20 |
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Hiya Lars,
I've double checked all the show files i can think of where i've had this issue, and i think you're (of course!) right that the oibjects causing the fake shadows are unchecked in the layer i'm viewing, but still exist in another layer, and are still affecting the light as if they were visible. Is there any way round this other than deleting the item completely?
Many thanks,
Simon
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| 2011-04-25 15:37 |
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Hi Simon!
Yes, there's a few different ways actually;
a) Hide it. Set the object's "Hidden" property to Yes. (Use the "Show hidden objects" setting of a view to see it again). This feature can work together with Scenes - if you remember to set "Include in scenes" to Yes.
b) Set its "Affects light" property to No.
c) If the position of the object is unimportant - move it elsewhere.
If all these objects can be in one layer, you can use the "Select associated objects" context menu option to to select them and modify the Hidden or Affects light properties.
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Capture Visualisation AB
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| 2011-04-28 17:02 |
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Hi Lars,
Many thanks for this, hiding the object seems to be a good workaround.
Best regards,
Simon
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