topic Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in in Revit Architecture Forum

Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

emilycross — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:12:04 GMT

I've been struggling to figure out why my shadows are only showing up outside the walls of this house, and I think I've narrowed it down to the floor. When I add a floor, the shadows cast by the interior walls are no longer visible. I'm a bit of a beginner at Revit, so I'm not sure what to try.

1. Floor is drawn at Level 2

2. Walls are drawn at Level 2

3. Shadows are set to be cast at Level 2

4. This happens on the floor plan view and the 3D view

I've attached images of flooring drawn, and one with it removed. It's also worth noting, we're working with Design Options in this project, though that doesn't seem to be affecting it, and I'm working in Revit 2021

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

barthbradley — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:40:04 GMT

Check your View Range Settings.

Can you post the file?

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

hmunsell — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 22:35:22 GMT

in the view properties, check the Graphics Display Options and make sure Shadows > Cast Shadows is checked.

My Bad... never mind, ignore me.....

if that was unchecked you wouldnt get shadows on the outside either......

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

JM_K — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 23:32:45 GMT

Emily,

Can you do a screencap of your Viewrange settings?

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

ennujozlagam — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 05:49:38 GMT

delete existing 3D view and create a new one and orient to others view and apply shadows. thanks

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

emilycross — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:22:32 GMT

I tried that, but thank you.

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

barthbradley — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:25:56 GMT

Are you going to post the file? That might be the next troubleshooting step. Make sure it is replicable by others. If it ain't, then the problem could be hardware related.

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

emilycross — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:27:48 GMT

See attached, thanks!

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

barthbradley — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:29:46 GMT

Nothing unusual in this screenshot . What am I looking for?

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

emilycross — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:31:15 GMT

See attached, thanks!

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

syman2000 — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:32:48 GMT

Can you check what level shadow is set to?

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

barthbradley — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:33:59 GMT

Hello? Same screenshot posted as before. What's wrong with it?

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

emilycross — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:34:41 GMT

Yes, the shadows/ground plane are set to the correct level.

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

emilycross — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:35:09 GMT

@barthbradley someone else had asked for it

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

barthbradley — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:35:35 GMT

@emilycross wrote:

3. Shadows are set to be cast at Level 2

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

syman2000 — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:35:43 GMT

Post the file so we can take a look what is wrong. I cannot replicated your issue using our own sample file.

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

barthbradley — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:37:11 GMT

@emilycross wrote:
@barthbradley someone else had asked for it

WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT?

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

emilycross — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:38:17 GMT

Hope this helps.

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

barthbradley — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:44:05 GMT

What's wrong with it, Emily?

Re: Shadows not showing up when floor is drawn in

emilycross — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:48:39 GMT

What's wrong with what? I explained my issue in the original post.