Soft Shadows

When you adjust the softness of a shadow, you blur or sharpen the shadow's edges. Soft shadows blend more smoothly with the background.

To enable Soft Shadows when rendering using the Premium Quality Mode:

1. In Render Options, enable the Premium Quality mode, then enable Soft Shadows.
   
   
2. Ensure that Shadows is enabled under the Optics options. If this option is not selected, then shadows will not render.
   
   
3. Click on the OK icon to close the dialog.
4. Display the Sky & Fog palette by clicking the Sky & Fog button at the top of the Bryce window.
   
   
5. Click the Sky Lab button. The Sky Lab appears.
   
   
6. Click the Sun & Moon tab.
   
   
7. Enable the Sun/Moon Shadows option. If this option is not selected, then the objects in the scene will not cast any shadows.
   
   
8. Enable the Soft Shadows option.
   
   
9. Click the OK icon to exit the dialog.
10. Render the scene.

Examples:

• Soft Shadows disabled:
  
  
• Soft Shadows enabled:
  
  
• Difference between Soft Shadows with Normal AA and with Premium AA:
  
  

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