Question by Vergeante · Aug 16, 2017 at 10:29 AM · mesh lighting rendering shadows

Having a Game Object not receiving is own shadow but casting one

Hi guys, I have an issue and i can't find the answer by myself :

I want a Game object not to receive is own shadow but to cast one and to receive the shadows of others Game objects.

Here's an example with Cast Shadows & Receive Shadows on : alt text

Here's the visual result I want (Receive shadows is off) : alt text

The problem is, the mesh doesn't receive is own shadow but neither it receives the shadows of others meshes ! alt text

I did find a clumsy solution you can see below. I added a plane with Shadows Only underneath my canopy and I deactivated Cast Shadows for my canopy. The result is : the mesh receives shadows but doesn't cast one. This is a good result for me but it won't work for all sort of meshes and it's not ideal. alt text