Shadows do not appear when outputting images in image rendering

[wkdgudrb4444]

Shadows are not displayed when outputting images using image rendering in Inventor 2025.

When I click Render Image and look at it in normal view, the shadow appears, but when I use Image Output, the shadow does not appear.

How can I fix this? please help me

[machiel.veldkamp]

Have you setup your render window with the same settings as your normal viewport?

I don't use the Studio that often anymore, but I do remember being frustrated with Studio and it's lack of good settings overview. 

Double check your settings. It's probably that.

[wkdgudrb4444]

I tried almost all the methods like lighting, background, camera, resolution, etc. but without success

[rui_wang]

Could you please share an image of the issue to help us better understand the shadow problem? Thanks.

Regards, 

-Rui

[Schredhammer]

is it ambient/object shadows that are not rendering, or ground shadows (or both)? Like, rui_wang requested, please include an image of the issue.

[wkdgudrb4444]

As shown in the attached photo, a shadow is displayed on the Inventor screen, but when rendering output is performed, the shadow disappears.

[wkdgudrb4444]

*(Photo attached to the comment above)

[SharkDesign]

These are too completely different situations. The first is just in software graphics, the second is after rendering. There is still shadow, it is just less pronounced. 

In image 1 Inventor is just throwing on a default shadow, in image 2 it actually calculates what the real shadow should be. You need to lower ambient light or turn the brightness down if you really want to see shadow. 

[SharkDesign]

Also try this, it's a much easier way to render. 

https://youtu.be/iaPXSj3vWP8?si=qG_64415ymlxwk8T

[wkdgudrb4444]

No matter how dark the shadow is, it disappears the moment you render it.

[SharkDesign]

This could be to do with your viewcube. Please try changing a different face of the cube to 'front' and try again. 

In my test

No shadow

Shadow

[wkdgudrb4444]

This isn't a problem.

[SharkDesign]

Sorry, what do you mean? Do you mean you tried that and it doesn't fix the issue?