Force hard shadows

Maxon Cinema 4D (Export script developed by abstrax, Integrated Plugin developed by aoktar)

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atoyuser1
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Hi, I'm using a daylight object with a shadow cast from a faraway object (this needs to be for various reasons):
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Wide
I noticed that the shadow edge is soft, even with the sun size turned all the way down:
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Close
Is there a way to force this to be hard without moving the object nearer?

Thanks
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bepeg4d
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Hi,
since it is a Physical Sky, the behavior is expected, and depends on the height of the object / length of its shadow.
Please, look at this real life photo:
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ciao Beppe
atoyuser1
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Thanks for confirming, I shall try a few tricks to get it to do it instead
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