How do I stop my invisible avatar casting shadows?

[Snodge Snoodle]

So I have a full alpha layer hiding my avatar but there is still a shadow being cast on the floor showing a human outline. Am I able to hide the shadow somehow without using an animation to stuff my transparent carcass under ground?  I don't really want to use an animation because its not really stopping the shadow being cast when I fly or jump.

[Klytyna]

14 minutes ago, Snodge Snoodle said:

Am I able to hide the shadow somehow without using an animation to stuff my transparent carcass under ground?

Only go out at night...
 

[Talligurl]

you can turn off shadows so you avatar never casts them, i think it's in the graphics settings

[Snodge Snoodle]

Turning off shadows wont stop other people with shadows enabled from seeing the shadow though.

[Theresa Tennyson]

50 minutes ago, Snodge Snoodle said:

So I have a full alpha layer hiding my avatar but there is still a shadow being cast on the floor showing a human outline. Am I able to hide the shadow somehow without using an animation to stuff my transparent carcass under ground?  I don't really want to use an animation because its not really stopping the shadow being cast when I fly or jump.

Create a new alpha. Instead of dragging textures into the texture slots, click the small check boxes next to the  texture slots so that they're all selected. The check box will completely shut off rendering for those parts of the avatar and you'll cast no shadow.

[Snodge Snoodle]

19 minutes ago, Theresa Tennyson said:

Create a new alpha. Instead of dragging textures into the texture slots, click the small check boxes next to the  texture slots so that they're all selected. The check box will completely shut off rendering for those parts of the avatar and you'll cast no shadow.

Thanks, but my shadow is still showing

[Theresa Tennyson]

That should work if you save it and wear it - give things a few seconds. If not, what viewer are you using?

[Snodge Snoodle]

I'm using Firestorm. I have re-worn the alpha layer and the shadow is still there.  

I'm stumped.

[Max Nova]

Try Singularity Viewer, that should do it. 

[Theresa Tennyson]

2 minutes ago, Snodge Snoodle said:

I'm using Firestorm. I have re-worn the alpha layer and the shadow is still there.  

I'm stumped.

Check your shadow settings. I know Firestorm has various settings for avatar shadows that were meant to reduce the performance hit caused by rigged mesh avatars and the one you're using may be bypassing the code that makes a full-body alpha work.

[Snodge Snoodle]

Well if there is no way to ensure that people wont see the shadow then I might as well give up because it will ruin the whole effect.

Thanks everyone

[Whirly Fizzle]

Theresa gave you the correct solution above.

But the avatar shadow will still show if you have Avatar Shadows set to "Simplified" under Preferences -> Graphics -> General

 

[Snodge Snoodle]

Thanks for the video, but The whole idea of having an invisible avatar will never work because I cant control other peoples settings.

[Alwin Alcott]

1 minute ago, Snodge Snoodle said:

Thanks for the video, but The whole idea of having an invisible avatar will never work because I cant control other peoples settings.

no and thats a good thing... a totally invisible avatar would be the best tool there is for griefers and others with nasty plans.

Perhaps a bit unconvenient for you.. but a good thing.

[Snodge Snoodle]

I cant hide my name tag so greifing would not be anonymous anyway. 

I was planning on wearing a small object connected to my avatar center and just hide my avatar. If you can still see my human shaped shadow then it defeats the purpose and ruins the effect.

So I am forced to give up.

Thanks everyone

[LittleMe Jewell]

I've dropped an alpha to your profile.  This one is not showing my shadows when I wear it.

 

ETA - Nevermind.  As Whirly said, if I chance my "Avatar Shadows" setting from Optimized to Simplified, the shadow does indeed show.

 

 

Edited December 10, 2017 by LittleMe Jewell

[marcov Carter]

2 hours ago, Snodge Snoodle said:

I was planning on wearing a small object connected to my avatar center and just hide my avatar. If you can still see my human shaped shadow then it defeats the purpose and ruins the effect.

 

May be i'm wrong, but for what i experimented myself if you're wearing an object then you'll get the shadow of this object.

I guess the viewer absolutely needs something to display when shadows are activated, so during your tests if you're wearing nothing then viewer uses the default human shape to reflect a shadow.

 

 

A friend wearing my robot avatar, you can see the shadow, it's clearly not a human shape

 

[Klytyna]

/me facepalms...

I'm stunned at how many people who should know better, actually think that ANY setting in THEIR graphics preferences will have ANY effect on what other people's viewers display.

As for the suggestion that you can control what other people see by choosing a specific viewer, and more especially, one of the WORST viewers, Frankenviewer...

Dark Gods of the Grid give me strength!

Like I said, if you want to sneak around as a shadowless spooky invisible person, ONLY GO OUT AT NIGHT.  

 

[Resi Pfeffer]

12 hours ago, Klytyna said:

Like I said, if you want to sneak around as a shadowless spooky invisible person, ONLY GO OUT AT NIGHT.  

Not to forget to rent your own parcel/sim, where you can force the windlight settings for all visitors.