No shadow on ground

[kes]

Hi, im working on a project for school where Im putting a house in 3D. Im almost done but suddenly the shadows don’t work. There are shadows on the objects but not on the ground.

I tried everything but it just doesn’t. I don’t know why because in other files it did work and I used the same settings. I need some helpt !

Thank you

[Box]

Perhaps because you are using a future version that none of us have, 2025 has yet to be released, or you have turned off On Ground in the shadow settings.
Or it it is something else that we can spend days guessing about without seeing your model.

[eric-s]

Could also be that your house is lower than the ‘ground’.

[kes]

Whoops, little typo. I have 2024. And yes I’ve got ‘On ground’ turned on.

[kes]

No it is ‘above’ the ground.

[Box]

We are still guessing until you attach the model for us to look at.

[kes]

I just made an account here idk how to do that

[Box]

Drag a file into a reply.

[kes]

it’s to big

[Box]

@kes

it’s to big

Too
Dropbox, wetransfer, drive etc
upload and share the link and make sure you set it to unrestricted, or make it private and send via private message.

[kes]

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TZnRHjcFh_6BOCw3uEyq_korExCo0FYD?usp=sharing

[DaveR]

I don’t know how you did it but you have the model located at the north pole.

You also have On Ground turned off in the Shadows panel.

I picked a different location for the model and turned on On Ground.

You would also need to set the correct GMT offset in the Shadows panel.

[kes]

I’ve never changed or used the geo-loaction so thanks! the shadows work now and I’ve learned something new.

[DaveR]

Maybe you have some extension installed that set the location to the north pole. The default location for all of the shipped templates is Boulder, Colorado.

It’s a good day when you learn something new.

FWIW there are a number of exposed back faces in your model. That’s likely to cause you trouble if you plan to do any rendering.

There’s a fair amount of incorrect tag usage. Perhaps from entourage from the 3D Warehouse.

And a number of excessively large texture images for rather insignificant components in the model. Many of the textures could be replaced with simple colors without taking away from the model.

[Anssi]

@DaveR

you have the model located at the north pole.

In fact is on the Equator, between the Atlantic and the Bay of Guinea. Quite a nice place for shadow studies, as half of the year the Sun shines from the North.