3D Graphics Programming with QuickDraw 3D 1.5.4

Receive Shadows Styles

Labels

ASCII: ReceiveShadowsStyle
Binary: rcsh (= 0x72637368 )

Data Format



 
Boolean             receiveShadows

receiveShadows: A value of True indicates that objects are to receive shadows; a value of False indicates that objects are not to receive shadows.

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Description

A scene's receive shadows style specifies whether or not obscured objects shall receive shadows in rendering.

Some lights also specify whether or not the objects they illuminate shall cast shadows. However, objects in the scope of a receive shadows style set to False do not receive shadows, regardless of whether they are also appropriately situated to receive shadows from a light set to cast shadows.

Parent Hierarchy

Shared, shape, style.

Parent Objects

None.

Child Objects

None.

Example



 
BeginGroup ( DisplayGroup ( ) )

    PointLight ( ... )

    ReceiveShadows ( True )

    Mesh ( ... )

    Mesh ( ... )

    Mesh ( ... )

EndGroup ( )