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      <div class="title_topic6" id="xps10_pagetitle">Shadow Catching Overview</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">If your background (showroom environment or background image) has fake geometry, or shows an image that contains surrounding objects in the scene, use Shadow Catching for a more realistic looking shadow.  The system supports shadow catching on any planar sheet bodies such as those created as bounded planes or sweeps.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">For example, if your background TIFF image has a picture of a table, and you want to make it look like an object is resting on this table, you would need to use a shadow catching plane to catch your shadow.  This is because the table is only a picture of a table; it does not have real geometry.  </p>
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