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Old 31st December 2007, 15:14   #7 (permalink)
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This example uses raytraced shadows, ('enable soft shadows' was selected, light radius = 100.00 m, quality = good).

All other settings as previous example.

The key is to have a large enough light radius to create a soft shadow.

In life the softness is created by having a light source that is bigger than the object. This means light can creep round the object slightly creating a soft edge.

Does this help?
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