# Ground plane shadow issue

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ground-plane-shadow-issue/25611>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [May 2, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ground-plane-shadow-issue/25611 "2023-05-02T15:56:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![swebal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@swebal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/swebal)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ground-plane-shadow-issue/25611/1 "2023-05-02T15:56:17Z")

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This is as simple model as can be. Extruded rectangle and then visualization mode. Shadow seems off target?

 ![IMG_1460](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/a/3a6e64f41013447814a10b163442177166adbd2a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![swebal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@swebal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/swebal)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ground-plane-shadow-issue/25611/2 "2023-05-02T15:56:57Z")

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Using iPad Pro 2018.

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**Author:** ![swebal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@swebal](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/swebal)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ground-plane-shadow-issue/25611/3 "2023-05-02T15:57:31Z")

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Version 5.351

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**Author:** ![welshsteve](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/welshsteve/32/16111_2.png) [@welshsteve](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/welshsteve)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ground-plane-shadow-issue/25611/4 "2023-05-02T16:42:20Z")

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Here are a few ways you can improve this issue:

1. Be sure to place the model of interest as close to the origin as possible. The shadows seem to get worse as they get further away from the origin.

2. Scale your model up. This will make the issue less obvious/perceptible.

Hope this helps 🙂