# Cast shadows don't work

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cast-shadows-dont-work/376805>\
**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** shadow, Shadows, msaa, cast-shadow, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [November 19, 2016, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cast-shadows-dont-work/376805 "2016-11-19T08:59:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![UaLightning12](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/ualightning12/32/489911_2.png) [@UaLightning12](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/UaLightning12)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cast-shadows-dont-work/376805/1 "2016-11-19T08:59:33Z")

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Hi! I tried enable MSAA. But I disable the shadows.

[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/f/2/3/f2351456635ea9aa606e659d71c573351c3d89a8.jpeg) ](https://pp.userapi.com/c638127/v638127184/bbe8/002FOauzKNo.jpg)

[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/5/c/75c86107233caee9c82b7dd345b60a079a158d70.jpeg) ](https://pp.userapi.com/c638127/v638127184/bbf2/D-SWvO9pUws.jpg)

[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/3/0/730aae20d6e2c8e9be5b124e2d21883bcf3f1476.jpeg) ](https://pp.userapi.com/c638127/v638127184/bbfc/HXaYj8nt4NQ.jpg)

Can anybody help me?

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**Author:** ![MrGoatsy](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/mrgoatsy/32/918697_2.png) [@MrGoatsy](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/MrGoatsy)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cast-shadows-dont-work/376805/2 "2016-11-19T13:07:01Z")

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Convert the BSP to a static mesh and set light map coordinate index to 1.

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**Author:** ![UaLightning12](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/ualightning12/32/489911_2.png) [@UaLightning12](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/UaLightning12)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/cast-shadows-dont-work/376805/3 "2016-11-19T16:07:32Z")

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It’s not only with BSP. It’s with all actors.

[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/9/0/8/90855cada1508e024162491c30c4252ac0d30d30.jpeg) ](https://pp.userapi.com/c638127/v638127184/bd02/yrioQ-BhKdQ.jpg)