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      <div class="title_topic5" id="xps10_pagetitle"> Adding real time shadows</div>
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">View</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Visualization</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Shadow Settings</b>  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_real-time_shadows.gif" border="0">   
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            <p class="para_item">The <b class="uiTerm">Shadow Settings</b> dialog appears.
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            <p class="para_item">Use the <b class="uiTerm">Real-Time Shadows</b> options menu to select the method that your graphics device supports.  You can find out which type of shadowing is supported by the graphics device in the<b class="uiTerm"> Information</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Other</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Graphics Driver</b>.
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                  <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Disabled</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Environment or shadow catcher only</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Inter-object shadows</b></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Make sure you are in the <b class="uiTerm">Studio</b> display <img align="bottom" src="graphics/stdio_dsply.gif" border="0">. Do this by navigating as follows:
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            <p class="para_item">Right-click&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Rendering Style</b>&rarr;<b class="uiTerm">Studio</b>.
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      <div class="title_division">Enable shadows per light</div>
      <p class="para_division">If none of your lights have shadows turned on, you should:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">View</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Visualization</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Advanced Lights</b>.  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/ico_t_advanced_lights.gif" border="0"></p>
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            <p class="para_item">Make your lighting selection for the lights you want to cast shadows. </p>
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            <p class="para_item">Select the <b class="uiTerm">Shadows</b> check box.  To view the <b class="uiTerm">Shadows</b> check box, you may have to press the <b class="uiTerm">More</b>  <img align="bottom" src="graphics/more.gif" border="0"> button for more options.
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      <p class="para_division">The figure below shows the results of your object in a showroom with shadows.  As you rotate the view, the shadows adjust in real time.  </p>
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      <div class="title_figure">Real time shadows in a showroom environment</div>
      <p class="para_division">Adjust the angle of the lighting and your view orientation (by repeating the steps above) until you get the desired effect.</p>
      <div class="title_division">Advanced studio shadow tuning</div>
      <p class="para_division">Depending on the types of lights and view setup, the advanced studio shadows may result in aliasing problems.  Adjusting the <b class="uiTerm">Advanced Studio Shadow Tuning</b> slider allows you to  eliminate these shadow artifacts. 
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