Have you ever been modeling something out of half transparent tinted plastic or glass and wondered how, without a shadow map, you would make the color of the material project onto the surrounding objects? Well, with Raytraced Shadows, you can do just that.

Along with projecting "Filter Colors" as they are called, Raytraced Shadows can be used instead of the Standard. Although a slightly longer rendering time results, Raytraced Shadows are more accurate, more versatile, and can make the difference between looking like CGI and looking Photorealistic.

For this tutorial I assume you know the basics of the 3D Studio Max Interface. Until — and possibly after — the material section, your colors will vary from those shown in this tutorial.