Shadows in Vectorworks

[Ariel]

Why do I have to get Renderworks to get shadows in Vectorworks? Shouldn't this feature be available in the basic package?

ariel

[MikeB]

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Originally posted by Ariel:

Why do I have to get Renderworks to get shadows in Vectorworks?

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Because to generate shadows you need a ray trace renderer

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Originally posted by Ariel:

Shouldn't this feature be available in the basic package?

ariel

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It would increase the cost of the basic package. VW licenses the ray trace renderer from Lightwork. This increase in cost is passed on to the customer by selling Renderworks as an add on package. Not everyone wants or needs to be able to render images, so NNA has chosen to give us a choice. Makes perfect sense to me.

[ 11-21-2002, 08:35 AM: Message edited by: MikeB ]

[Jershaun]

Just as an observation, VW uses the classic engine from Lightwork. TurboCAD 8 uses the Full pro engine from Lightwork with Radiosity and to buy a new TurboCAD 8 pro in South Africa is cheaper than the upgrade I paid to VW10.

[Ariel]

Sorry, MikeB, but I'm not totally satisfied with your answer. I'm not asking for a ray trace renderer. I'm just asking for the ability to generate shadows and AFAIK other applications can already do that with OpenGL.

Ariel

[MikeB]

I didn't think Open GL supported cast shadows. But I could be wrong

[Kevin]

Ariel;

Take a look at this movie "What is SketchUp"

http://www.sketchup.com/training.php

The program has real time shadow rendering.

[Kevin]

Ariel;

Take a look at this movie "What is SketchUp"

http://www.sketchup.com/training.php

The program has real time shadow rendering.

[Ariel]

Thanks, Kevin, but your message should have been directed to MikeB. Sketchup is exactly what I had in mind when I said other applications already use OpenGL to generate shadows. I just find it funny that I can place light objects in VW but still can't render shadows. What's the deal with that?

Ariel