cast shadow in Simulink 3D Animation

Hello,

short question for those who have used Simulink 3D Animation at some point,

I have 3D world with one box shape as ground and another box shape as a drone.

Now I want the drone to cast a shadow onto the ground to make it easier to distinguish its position.

Is that possible?

[Simon Detmer]

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

[Shivam Lahoti]

Hi Simon,

I understand you want to cast the shadow of an object onto another surface in Simulink 3D Animation. To achieve this, you'll need a light source with the "infinite" style to mimic parallel sunrays. You can refer to the following documentation for more details:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/sl3d/sim3d.light.html

Additionally, you'll need to define a surface with appropriate reflectance where the shadow can be cast.

I hope this helps you approach the problem.

Regards,

Shivam.