# Shadows disappear when i move away from object **URL:** \ **Category:** Rendering\ **Tags:** Shadows, unreal-engine, Lighting, question\ **Created:** [December 14, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadows-disappear-when-i-move-away-from-object/379266 "2016-12-14T14:28:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_50a41448](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_50a41448](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_50a41448)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadows-disappear-when-i-move-away-from-object/379266/1 "2016-12-14T14:28:23Z")
Hi all! I set up a BP to switch out a coffee table in my scene while in game. I set the tables to stationary so that the lighting doesn’t get baked into the level, and it works fine. The problem is that when I switch to one of the tables, and step away from it, the shadows disappear. When I am close to the object it shows the shadow. It seems as though when I overlap the collision box I have setup, the shadows show correctly and when I move away from the collision box it disappears. (The collision box is used through the BP to show my widget for switching the tables.) I will post images. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you for your time! With shadows ![118632-tableshadows.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/e/1/d/e1d246f15049f2251af4621f0331a1187ef65b83.jpeg) No Shadows ![118633-tablenoshadows.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/8/0/f/80f8c3d381597346e5e2def3b0e5cff59b2673d3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Luos](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/luos/32/918700_2.png) [@Luos](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Luos)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadows-disappear-when-i-move-away-from-object/379266/2 "2016-12-14T15:28:56Z")
You can find a lot of information here: > **[Shadows disappear with increased camera distance](https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?6622-Shadows-disappear-with-increased-camera-distance)** > > I was playing with a pseudo-isometric camera style (low camera Field of View) with a larger camera distance to give it a 2.5D feeling but still maintain some perspective. Anyhow, I’m not sure if this is a bug or if I need to change the way my... and > **[Shadow Draw-Distance](https://forums.unrealengine.com/questions/169875/shadow-draw-distance.html)** > > Hey there 😃 i changed a couple of meshes in my project to movable so i can rotate them etc. but that did cost me the shadows below them 😕 Now i only see the shadows of the meshes if i stand directly in front of them (directly means no player will... thatshould help you out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![andreschaaf](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@andreschaaf](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/andreschaaf)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadows-disappear-when-i-move-away-from-object/379266/3 "2016-12-14T15:46:53Z")
Hi, as far as I can see the camera isn’t far enough from the table that the shadow would disapear I think. I would take a look on the lights in the scene. What lights do you have placed and how they are configured?` Kind Regards freakxnet ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_50a41448](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_50a41448](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_50a41448)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadows-disappear-when-i-move-away-from-object/379266/4 "2016-12-14T17:56:45Z")
Hey guys! Thanks for your replies and time! I have spot lights above the table and chairs set to stationary. On further testing It seems that it has nothing to do with the collision box. Whenever I get close to the object on either side it shows the shadow and then when I step away a few units it just disappears. I will post an image of them. In regard to the first answer, I will look at the docs and see if I can find anything that helps me there. Thank you! ![118663-light+settings.jpg](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/a/5/7a5b216ec4b99a4634bf6cdccafb6ce54a1972af.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_68a9ba39](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_68a9ba39](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_68a9ba39)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadows-disappear-when-i-move-away-from-object/379266/5 "2017-01-10T04:46:49Z")
I have this same problem, but with the dynamic “security camera” mesh that I migrated from the “Blueprints” free project. The “security camera” is as default in its **BP\_Security\_Camera\_Tracking** and tucked against a wall. When you play the level the “security camera” moves left and right and targets the player if close to its cone of light. It gets its dynamic shadow if I’m close with my camera (in-game and in editor), but the shadow disappears when you are a couple of steps away from it (which is too short and too noticeable). The light source is a single **Spot Light** in the middle of a closed room. I don’t get this issue with the shadows on the **SM\_chair** mesh from the “Starter Content” pack, not even after I enable physics on it and I bump and toss the chair far away from the camera. 121484- I noticed that the “security camera” in its “Blueprints” project reacts more properly to a sudden **Point Light** and **Spot Light** in its general vicinity, as the shadow fades into nothingness, a tad more natural looking than seeing it just disappearing in the blink of an eye. It’s still noticeable though as the shadow disappears too close to the player if he looks up from less than 2 feet away from it. Is this an issue of the **Point Light** and **Spot Light** or of the model in itself? (free bump because I’m curious to see this solved) For other things. Have a look at this troubleshooting guide link about lights: > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from...