# Swift 3d Shadows?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swift-3d-shadows/7100>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [October 23, 2002, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swift-3d-shadows/7100 "2002-10-23T20:55:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![netro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7993a0/32.png) [@netro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/netro)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2002, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swift-3d-shadows/7100/1 "2002-10-23T20:55:42Z")

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Hi,  
I am looking for a tutorial or someone to explain how to take a 3d object made in swift 3d and make a shadow for it, like say a square rotating in air and directly below it a rotating shadow to either immitate a shadow or if they actually have a shadow tool, please e-mail me or reply to this post asap, [netro101@hotmail.com](mailto:netro101@hotmail.com) thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2002, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swift-3d-shadows/7100/2 "2002-10-23T23:14:43Z")

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look at [swift 3d website](http://www.swift3d.com) there are pretty good tutorials about every function 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swift-3d-shadows/7100/3 "2002-10-24T17:20:13Z")

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If you create a new ‘plane’ and position it below the object as a floor, you will get a shadow. You can move the light sources about to get the right shadow.

ps. make sure you tick the ‘include shadows’ option when rendering your animation.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swift-3d-shadows/7100/4 "2002-10-24T18:41:20Z")

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Here is an example of what legoman was talking about above.

[3D shadow example](http://www.joshandmaggie.com/outlier/holder.html)

email me and I can send you the .t3d file if you like.