https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Keep-the-shadows-from-areas-outside-3D-cutaway/m-p/213916#M116010 Hi,<BR /> Did you ever get anywhere with this option? It's the been the bane of my life for years and I've posted several wishlists etc to Graphisoft, all to no effect. I did find a special shadow plugin, but it was only for the Japanese version. Naturally, I forget about it for a while till council calls up and 'urgently' need an elevation of the building showing the effects on the neighbouring properties. Also naturally, they don't accept 3D views...<BR /> Let me know how you went..<BR /> <BR /> Cheers Thu, 12 Feb 2015 03:41:46 GMT Wokka 2015-02-12T03:41:46Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Keep-the-shadows-from-areas-outside-3D-cutaway/m-p/213915#M116009 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>I have a question about 3D cutaways. I am researching a way to generate elevations that have true shadows cast on them from elements that are beyond a cutting line, and I think I am almost there.<BR /> <BR /> As most of you probably know, when you view an object in 3D from say a marquee, anything outside that marquee wont cast a shadow. To try and get around this I tried to play with 3D documents and the 3D cutaway tool, and I noticed that when you first play around with the 3D cutaway, areas outside the cutway still cast shadows! UNTIL you finalize the cutway Sad<BR /> <BR /> does anyone know how to keep the shadows from objects outside the cutway on even after you finalize the cutaway??</T></DIV><BR /><IMG src="http://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/73830i25BD0D0EAC70E96B/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="before cutaway is finalized.JPG" title="before cutaway is finalized.JPG" /> Tue, 23 May 2023 14:24:13 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Keep-the-shadows-from-areas-outside-3D-cutaway/m-p/213915#M116009 Anonymous 2023-05-23T14:24:13Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Keep-the-shadows-from-areas-outside-3D-cutaway/m-p/213916#M116010 Hi,<BR /> Did you ever get anywhere with this option? It's the been the bane of my life for years and I've posted several wishlists etc to Graphisoft, all to no effect. I did find a special shadow plugin, but it was only for the Japanese version. Naturally, I forget about it for a while till council calls up and 'urgently' need an elevation of the building showing the effects on the neighbouring properties. Also naturally, they don't accept 3D views...<BR /> Let me know how you went..<BR /> <BR /> Cheers Thu, 12 Feb 2015 03:41:46 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Keep-the-shadows-from-areas-outside-3D-cutaway/m-p/213916#M116010 Wokka 2015-02-12T03:41:46Z