Shadows give your scene more contrast and depth. You can control the visibility, look, and intensity of shadows.

Shadows are caused by the global directional light in a file.

<aside> ⚠️ Note: Exercise caution when using shadows for VR scenes since it’s known to slow down performance. Learn more about optimizing your scene for VR.

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Visibility toggle for shadows

You can toggle on Shadows in the right sidebar.

Shadow properties

Use the properties to adjust how the shadow looks:

• Light direction: Controls the rotation of the global directional light that casts shadows
• Shadow intensity: Controls the strength of the global directional light

Shadow material

You can also use Shadow materials to make objects transparent except for the shadows casted on them by other objects.

Learn more about material types here: Types of materials

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