# When the model transparency is less than 1, the shadow will disappear

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/when-the-model-transparency-is-less-than-1-the-shadow-will-disappear/46875>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [January 2, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/when-the-model-transparency-is-less-than-1-the-shadow-will-disappear/46875 "2024-01-02T06:40:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![lxq100](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/lxq100/32/43689_2.png) [@lxq100](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/lxq100)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/when-the-model-transparency-is-less-than-1-the-shadow-will-disappear/46875/1 "2024-01-02T06:40:20Z")

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Manually drag visibility, if the value is less than 1, the shadow will disappear

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**Author:** ![tanpopo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/tanpopo/32/32025_2.png) [@tanpopo](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/tanpopo)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/when-the-model-transparency-is-less-than-1-the-shadow-will-disappear/46875/2 "2024-01-02T10:39:24Z")

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You should enable `transparencyShadow` on shadowGenerator. It is disabled by default.

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