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# Adding a Shadow Cast to a Light

Lights in the scene are able to cast shadows. You can parent a Shadow Cast object to multiple lights at once. This allows you to control the overall attributes of the shadow (for example, colour, softness, and transparency).

To add a shadow cast to the scene:

1. Add and position a light to your scene.
2. Do one of the following:
   - Drag the shadow cast node from the node bin and place it in the schematic.
   - Double-click the shadow cast node.

   If there is only one light in the scene, the shadow cast node is automatically connected to it. If there are several lights in the scene, select the light in the schematic that you want parented to the shadow cast before added the shadow cast node. Otherwise, you can parent the shadow cast node to the light or lights manually in the schematic.

3. To display the Shadow Cast menu, double-click the shadow cast object in the schematic, or follow the tab population rules for the Object menu. See Populating Menu Tabs of Selected Objects.