# Pointlights have problem with axies and shadow. 4.19.1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rendering\ **Tags:** static-lights, reproducible-bug, unreal-engine, bug-report, lighting-problem, Lighting, question\ **Created:** [April 13, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/pointlights-have-problem-with-axies-and-shadow-4-19-1/422505 "2018-04-13T05:41:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DenKuzn](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@DenKuzn](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DenKuzn)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/pointlights-have-problem-with-axies-and-shadow-4-19-1/422505/1 "2018-04-13T05:41:23Z")
![237306-снимок.png](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/f/a/c/fac85d6c5f89243745965926433e30b78e0df0e1.png) Pointlight have really big problem. When I use Source length 50-200-300-500 units, rotate by Y, or X - bake lights always wrong. To reproduce that bug: 1. Create empty level. 2. Create flat surface. 3. Create pointlight close to surface - set static + set source lenght over 200. 4.1. New rotate (from start position) lamp along X to 90 degrees. Bake. 4.2. New rotate (from start position) lamp along Y to 90 degrees. Bake. In 4.1 we will get strange point of shadow on surface. In 4.2 we will get wrong bake light axis. Please, help me. We are small team in 6 members. And in all projects we all have that problem +//-( I Found problem UE-56344 But there is no information about spot of shadow, if we rotate lamp only along Y. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_A](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Jeff\_A](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Jeff_A)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/pointlights-have-problem-with-axies-and-shadow-4-19-1/422505/2 "2018-04-13T19:34:12Z")
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**Author:** ![Tennisfan](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Tennisfan](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tennisfan)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/pointlights-have-problem-with-axies-and-shadow-4-19-1/422505/3 "2018-04-13T22:34:06Z")
I have the same problem. any update on this? ---
**Author:** ![DenKuzn](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@DenKuzn](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/DenKuzn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/pointlights-have-problem-with-axies-and-shadow-4-19-1/422505/4 "2018-04-14T09:46:41Z")
Epics dont want fix that in 4.19. They ignore that problem and fix only in 4.20, if I understand right description on bug-ticket ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_8c99e34d](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_8c99e34d](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_8c99e34d)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/pointlights-have-problem-with-axies-and-shadow-4-19-1/422505/5 "2018-04-29T00:40:10Z")
As a temporary fix: Set the rotation of the pointlights with ‘Set…Rotation’ in BP (ConstructionScript if the pointlight is a component)…😉