shadows will not appear in section/elevation tool any ideas

[Anonymous]

I have a model that, when displaying the elevations will not show the shadows. I tried all the possible combinations in the elevation settings.
when I start with a new model, and I draw a couple of walls with windows it works fine

is there any thing that I am missing, meaning can shadows be forgotten or reside on layers that are turned off???

thanks

adam

[Anonymous]

Could it be that your elevation is an unlinked drawing ?
I can't think of any other cause for your issue at the moment.
Peter Devlin

[Anonymous]

I thought another possibility and that is,
you may have the shadow polygon set
a fill type that has no hatch pattern
such as empty fill or airspace etc.
Peter Devlin

[Anonymous]

for what ever reason, it decided to repair or fix itself after the 3rd time reopening the file.

thanks for your suggestions, this one will remain a mystery to me.