1. To access the shadow settings choose window>shadows to open the shadow settings dialog box.
2. Shadows can be enabled and disabled by choosing View>Shadows.
3. Using the time slider, you can change the time for the shadow. the center of the slider represents noon and either end is sunrise and sunset.
4. The light slider is used to brighten or darken the illuminated surfaces in the model. the dark slider is used to change how dark the shadows appear.
5. Using the entity info dialog box you can set an object so it doesn’t cast any shadows. if disabled shadows that are cast onto an object aren’t displayed.