# iPad Shadows with New Graphics Engine

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-shadows-with-new-graphics-engine/348269>\
**Category:** SketchUp for iPad\
**Tags:** shadows\
**Created:** [July 12, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-shadows-with-new-graphics-engine/348269 "2026-07-12T03:11:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![RTCool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/rtcool/32/181048_2.png) [@RTCool](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/RTCool)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-shadows-with-new-graphics-engine/348269/1 "2026-07-12T03:11:13Z")

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Just ran into this today - maybe other’s have already seen this? What’s up with shadows on iPad and New Graphics Engine?

Here is the same file and the same scene first in Pro for MacOS…

 ![Screenshot SU Pro Plan v2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/4X/2/d/3/2d36fac3edff9ec5e439c6daf885e7ec98e0c2d7.jpeg)

…on iPad with New Graphics Engine…

 ![Screenshot SU iPad Plan New GE](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/4X/7/6/9/7692facae178571b0510ce5faa6a6f76422c130f.jpeg)

…and iPad with Classic Engine.

 ![Screenshot SU iPad Plan Classic Engine](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/4X/1/3/d/13d81f63350a1324a43a49a296475dede2569d5e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-shadows-with-new-graphics-engine/348269/2 "2026-07-12T16:07:30Z")

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Does the iPad have the Fast Shadows option that you can turn off?

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**Author:** ![RTCool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/rtcool/32/181048_2.png) [@RTCool](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/RTCool)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-shadows-with-new-graphics-engine/348269/3 "2026-07-12T18:41:23Z")

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Good question, but I think not. You can’t on MacOS either without resorting to @colin 's preference editing trick AFAIK, and I don’t think I’ve done that on mine. You would think that my M1 Max Macbook Pro and M4 iPad Pro would be drawing are largely the same graphic engine, but I don’t really know.

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**Author:** ![Danimaupin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danimaupin/32/147425_2.png) [@Danimaupin](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Danimaupin)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-shadows-with-new-graphics-engine/348269/4 "2026-07-12T21:40:00Z")

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I didn’t know you could change the engine on iPad

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**Author:** ![RTCool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/rtcool/32/181048_2.png) [@RTCool](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/RTCool)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-shadows-with-new-graphics-engine/348269/5 "2026-07-12T21:42:47Z")

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There’s a toggle switch on the About page under This Device