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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_shad_set_p.html');return(false);"> How To</a></p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_vis_shad_shwrm_ht.html');return(false);">Real Time Shadows</a> provides dynamic shadows in Studio rendering style.  Real Time Shadows allows you to do the following:  
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            <p class="para_item">Cast shadows on to showroom environment walls or  shadow catching objects.  </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Cast inter-object shadows (self-shadowing), if your graphics device supports this. Since all devices supporting Advanced Studio Display also support inter-object shadows, the basic shadow option, Environment or Shadow Catcher Only, is not  provided in the Advanced Studio display mode. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Dynamically update the shadows with view updates such as when you make changes to the lighting, showroom environments, or view orientation, as well as with model updates, making your scenes more realistic.   </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Use the <b class="uiTerm">Shadow Settings</b> dialog to provide control for casting shadows in  <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('visualizing_a_part/vie_vis_hq_ov.html');return(false);">high quality images</a> via the <b class="uiTerm">Generate High Quality Image Shadows</b> toggle.
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      <p class="para_topic">Any industry, such as the automobile industry, that has a need for visual promotion of their product in a realistic setting would benefit from Real Time Shadows.</p>
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