# Getting Delicious Shadows in Babylon, how? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Created:** [December 16, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/getting-delicious-shadows-in-babylon-how/272 "2018-12-16T21:21:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BritneyWatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@BritneyWatch](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/BritneyWatch)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/getting-delicious-shadows-in-babylon-how/272/1 "2018-12-16T21:21:58Z")
![Screencast](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/uploads/babylonjs/original/1X/70b1a7b0b6c7fea7a1b2786a7c5f0e7b449d4512.png) ```auto Shadow ``` ---
**Author:** ![Dad72](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/dad72/32/13_2.png) [@Dad72](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Dad72)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/getting-delicious-shadows-in-babylon-how/272/2 "2018-12-16T22:14:44Z")
You will find what you need in the documentation for the shadows. ---
**Author:** ![brianzinn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/brianzinn/32/28013_2.png) [@brianzinn](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/brianzinn)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/getting-delicious-shadows-in-babylon-how/272/3 "2018-12-16T22:51:57Z")
You need to create a light that can be used by a shadow caster. Then create a shadow caster with that light. Set the ground mesh to receive shadows and add each of the meshes as Shadow casters. You have a ways to go to get near your blender render. Looks like your ground in blender has some reflection and nothing on the export - I would look through all the export settings to make sure materials are exported properly, if you are exporting materials. ---
**Author:** ![inteja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/inteja/32/22553_2.png) [@inteja](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/inteja)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/getting-delicious-shadows-in-babylon-how/272/5 "2018-12-17T05:21:48Z")
As @Dad72 mentioned, please take a look at the [Shadow documentation](https://doc.babylonjs.com/babylon101/shadows) for how to generate, cast and receive shadows. ---
**Author:** ![inteja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/inteja/32/22553_2.png) [@inteja](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/inteja)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/getting-delicious-shadows-in-babylon-how/272/6 "2018-12-17T05:32:11Z")
I’m not an expert on the Blender exporter but my understanding is that the [upcoming version that is being actively worked on](https://github.com/BabylonJS/Exporters/blob/EEVEE/Blender/changelog.md) will support Blender 2.80, EEVEE and Blender Principled BSDF to Babylon.js PBR Material. If I recall correctly, in Blender 2.79 you can export to GLTF from Blender and I think PBR materials will be used, but as I say I’m no expert. ---
**Author:** ![inteja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/inteja/32/22553_2.png) [@inteja](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/inteja)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/getting-delicious-shadows-in-babylon-how/272/7 "2018-12-17T05:37:56Z")
Here’s the docs for [Blender to GLTF using PBR workflow](https://doc.babylonjs.com/resources/blender_to_gltf). ---
**Author:** ![jhadenfeldt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@jhadenfeldt](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/jhadenfeldt)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/getting-delicious-shadows-in-babylon-how/272/8 "2018-12-17T19:40:45Z")
Also, depending on your use case, baked lightmaps might be an option. There is a great tutorial with an example on the Babylon.js home page: [From Blender to Babylon - standard workflow](https://www.nothing-is-3d.com/data/medias/folio/3drealtime/lightmaps-workflow-tutorial/demo.html) ---
**Author:** ![BritneyWatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@BritneyWatch](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/BritneyWatch)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/getting-delicious-shadows-in-babylon-how/272/9 "2018-12-17T21:02:27Z")
```auto var shadowGenerator = new BABYLON.ShadowGenerator(1024, light); shadowGenerator.getShadowMap().renderList.push( scene.getMeshByName("Suzanne") ); shadowGenerator.getShadowMap().renderList.push( scene.getMeshByName("Suzanne.001") ); shadowGenerator.getShadowMap().renderList.push( scene.getMeshByName("Suzanne.002") ); shadowGenerator.getShadowMap().renderList.push( scene.getMeshByName("Suzanne.003") ); shadowGenerator.getShadowMap().renderList.push( scene.getMeshByName("Suzanne.004") ); shadowGenerator.getShadowMap().renderList.push( scene.getMeshByName("Suzanne.005") ); scene.getMeshByName("Plane").receiveShadows = true; ``` Tried this but I am getting “scene is undefined” from babylon.js itself which is total bullshit because right BEFORE these shadow codes are: ```auto scene.getMeshByName("Suzanne").material = material_arg; scene.getMeshByName("Suzanne.001").material = material_arg; scene.getMeshByName("Suzanne.002").material = material_arg; scene.getMeshByName("Suzanne.003").material = material_arg; scene.getMeshByName("Suzanne.004").material = material_arg; scene.getMeshByName("Suzanne.005").material = material_arg; var TemporaryMaterial = new BABYLON.StandardMaterial("Grey_Material", scene); TemporaryMaterial.diffuseColor = new BABYLON.Color3(231/255,231/255,231/255); scene.getMeshByName("Plane").material = TemporaryMaterial ; ``` And they work totally fine. ---
**Author:** ![inteja](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/inteja/32/22553_2.png) [@inteja](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/inteja)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/getting-delicious-shadows-in-babylon-how/272/10 "2018-12-17T21:58:07Z")
@BritneyWatch please consider [making a Playground example](https://doc.babylonjs.com/features/playground) (PG) so that community members can take a look at your code and offer useful suggestions.