# how do i fix shadow error on object?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-fix-shadow-error-on-object/318959>\
**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** Shadows, how-do-i, Lights, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [May 18, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-fix-shadow-error-on-object/318959 "2015-05-18T02:06:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![df3sketch\_1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@df3sketch\_1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/df3sketch_1)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-fix-shadow-error-on-object/318959/1 "2015-05-18T02:06:50Z")

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![43132-bad_shadow.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/e/6/1e66cc4b72ea5ee4fd3b7d369863681e9e0160ec.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Hobson](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Tim\_Hobson](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tim_Hobson)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-fix-shadow-error-on-object/318959/2 "2015-05-18T13:06:02Z")

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Hi df3sketch,

This looks like you’ll need to increase the Lightmap Resolution for your mesh to get better baked shadows.

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