matte object

[new.ages]

i just recently found out that when i check “matte object” and “shadows” in the vray properties the only thing the object does is receive shadows.
is there a way to have it cast shadows too?

in my special case i have a mountain-like terrain and a few small buildings situated in it.
when i use the terrain as matte my lighting solution is wrong as the terrain would cast shadows on itself and the buildings.

best regards
rene

[tashko.zashev]

Hi,

Probably disabling the option “No Gi on other mattes” is what you need to do in your setup.
Here is small example how it should looks like at the end.