CompuServe Thread

Hi James, << flickering faces.. >> I found the following two posts on the subject.. Sounds like either too-low resolution on the shadow map or possibly the state of the ABSOLUTE-SHADOW-BIAS 3DS.SET command. (you might want to try it both ways, AND increase your shadow map res… what smap res are you currently using?) – G If you've got hide keys for objects that are not visible, but still in the scene, that could easily explain it (since the shadows are computed based on all the objects in the scene). Here's something you can try… add a line to your 3DS.SET file (if it's not already there) that says: SHADOW-BIAS-ABSOLUTE = YES When this is set to YES, the bias values for shadows won't be recomputed on every frame, so hiding an object in the middle of an animation won't change the shadow bias. (No is the default) – G

James, I have had that same flickering shadows problem with large files. I tried all sorts of things but I never have found a solution. I do, however, know of a down and dirty workaround which might work: Delete as many objects and lights from the scene as possible — things which you don't need in the particular frames which show the flicker. Then re-render just those frames in which the flicker showed. Good luck. Alec Jason