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This page provides information about the Make Shadow Catcher Tool.

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The V-Ray Shadow Catcher is a Matte object, which that is not directly visible in the scene , but shows the received shadows. This tools tool is ideal for achieving a photorealistic render by compositing a 3d 3D object with a shadow on top of the environment map or the backdrop.

The Make Shadow Catcher tool creates a VRayObjectProperties tag with a matte preset. Select the object that will be a shadow catcher in your scene and then select the Make Shadow Catcher tool to add such properties.

If you wish want to manually create a Shadow Catcher object, see the How to Use Matte Objects tutorial.

UI Path: V-Ray menu > Tools > Make Shadow Catcher

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This example shows how making the ground Plane into a Shadow Catcher changes the look of the scene.
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This example shows how making the ground Plane into a Shadow Catcher changes the look of the scene....

This example shows how making the ground Plane into a Shadow Catcher changes the look of the scene.
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