# Hi, I want to put a shadow on a 3D object, can anyone help me?

**URL:** https://forum.8thwall.com/t/hi-i-want-to-put-a-shadow-on-a-3d-object-can-anyone-help-me/177
**Category:** Technical Support
**Tags:** shadows
**Created:** [February 7, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/hi-i-want-to-put-a-shadow-on-a-3d-object-can-anyone-help-me/177 "2024-02-07T21:57:51Z")
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### Author: ![kyle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/kyle/32/71_2.png) [@kyle](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/kyle)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/hi-i-want-to-put-a-shadow-on-a-3d-object-can-anyone-help-me/177/1 "2024-02-07T21:57:51Z")

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How do I use shadows?

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### Author: ![johnny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.8thwall.com/johnny/32/75_2.png) [@johnny](https://forum.8thwall.com/u/johnny)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.8thwall.com/t/hi-i-want-to-put-a-shadow-on-a-3d-object-can-anyone-help-me/177/2 "2024-02-07T21:59:24Z")

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To do this you will need to add a light entity with a shadow component on it as shown in  
[this project](https://8thwall.com/8thwall/manipulate-aframe/code/body.html#L26)

Then you will need to add a `shadow` component on your 3D model entity and also on a ground plane to receive the shadow.