Hello,

[photons]

Ankit here, wanted to know if there is a way to not include a object in final gathering process. reason is I am getting very large soft shadows below it which makes it look blotchy and faked. Is there a way to control the soft-shadows that final gather makes. I am using Max 9 with Mental Ray.

[Seeda]

hi photons, this should not be a question of FG but a question of the lights, and that depends of wich kind of shadow you will take, raytraced or shadow map, f.e. if you take MR sun and Sky, than you can tune the quality over the samplings. I hope i understand you. perhaps you can post a picture of you problem.

Regards Seeda.

[photons]

Hello Seeda,
thank for the reply.
I am using a sky light with a environment HDRI. and just few basic settings to calculate FG. the shadow you see behind the needles of the clock are too strong and blotchy
I am uploading a small image cant upload the entire image company issues hope u understand...:D appreciate your help...
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1742/forumuu8.jpg

[Seeda]

hmm strange thing , i have never seen something like this before , but i think that could be a reaction with the reflecting and refracting glas over the clock , perhaps you can combine the glasmaterial with a transmat, because then should fall the sunlight without any problems onto clock with the right shadows.

[photons]

ok seeda i do that and post the results by the end of the day...
appreciate ur effort.
thanx
ankit aka photons:D

[photons]

hey seeda,
I got away with amb_occ_pass lol...i know i know bad me! lol but i'll try that...new to max mentalray a little scary at first but is good......thanx a lot and i really appreciate ur help..i have posted a test render...
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/2491/forumen1.jpg
good luck
ankit sharma