# \#pointlight

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## [PointLight does not work inside of a cube](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/pointlight-does-not-work-inside-of-a-cube/44016)

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**Author:** [@Michal\_Mihalik](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Michal_Mihalik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/pointlight-does-not-work-inside-of-a-cube/44016 "2023-09-11T13:04:39Z")

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If you place a PointLight inside of the cube, the cube won’t be lighted from inside. Workarround 1: use different light e.g. HemisphericLight Workarround 2: use several PointLights outside of the cube: if you point t…

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## [Point light not fully shadowing the mesh](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/point-light-not-fully-shadowing-the-mesh/35286)

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**Author:** [@Panuchka](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Panuchka)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/point-light-not-fully-shadowing-the-mesh/35286 "2022-10-31T19:17:13Z")

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Hi everyone! A silly shadowing question that I look some insight into. I have a point light set up to my game main character, so I can get cool looking shadows from the corners and when I peek into rooms that are dark! …