Shadow not casting correctly onto object

decca_1 · February 18, 2020, 3:33pm

Hi

I’m very new to Blender, but have hit a stumbling block with the below image

The shelf I have created isn’t casting the shadow properly on the adjoining plane. It’s starting from the bottom of the supports, not the bottom of the shelf itself

Any help will be greatly appreciated

decca_1 · February 18, 2020, 3:39pm

Here is another view, that hopefully shows the issues better

MarioPeper · February 18, 2020, 4:31pm

This is called light leaks and can be very annoying cause it can work in one direction but in other not. Objects should always have a certain thickness in eevee. So best a cube instead of a plane. Cycles can calculate that exactly.

YAFU · February 18, 2020, 4:52pm

Hi. You try to give as much information as possible (Blender version, type of lights used, settings, etc). It’s always better if you share the .blend file here.

decca_1 · February 19, 2020, 2:23pm

Thanks at @MarioPeper, thats a great help. Solved the issue

decca_1 · February 19, 2020, 2:23pm

Ah ok, I will in the future