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Making a shadow casting only light tip by soulburn3d

Updated:   09/21/05

3dsmax Versions:   4.x, 5.x, 6.x, 7.x
Readership Level:   Basic
Owner:   soulburn3d

To make a light cast a shadow only with no illumination, set the multiplier to 1.0, the color to black, the shadow color to white, and the shadow density to -1..

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