A pretty cool feature added to Max 2008 is the real-time
shadow system. It supports nearly every type of light in Max
2008’s viewport and gives you a great idea of what you’ll end
up with when you render!
To look at this new feature we first need something to
light. Create a box on your grid and then place a sphere on
this box.
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Figure 6-21: A sample scene
Now that we have a scene, drop three omni lights into your
scene.
Go ahead and position these omni lights in such a way that
you can see the object lit fairly well from each ...
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