No shadow with Glossy Floor? (Cycles)

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Hi, does anyone know the best way to get a shadow on a glossy floor?
It is there when I render with a Diffuse Material. Once I switch to Glossy it is gone.

Thank you in advance!



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My scene: cone_reflection_no_shadow.blend (527 KB)

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Put a clean mirror facing up and a cup on it. Observe how many shadows you see on the mirror.

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So obvious! Thank you… so my current solution is to use a Mix Shader to combine Glossy and Diffuse. Can someone confirm if this is professionally acceptable? Thanks!

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Yes I think this works…sorry for the noob thread. Thanks JA12!

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The most accurate way to get the effect that you want would be to mix the two materials with a fresnel value.