DTS and Static Shadows

#1 Without makeing code change to the SDK, you may use a datablock and assign the DTS as an ITEM. The ITEM class will cast a shadow.

#2 I got it. Thanks.

#3 I understand what Caylo is saying, but it makes no sense why the static class doesn't create a shadow.

#4 ITEM creates a dynamic shadow.
To get static shadows i wrote the following:

datablock StaticShapeData(Shape_Gitter)
{
   category = "test";
   shapeFile = "~/data/shapes/gitter2/gitter2.dts";
   shadowEnable = true;
}

If you want to receive shadows on dts-objects you have to modify the engine-source-code.
Under TorqueDemo/Source Files/game you have to modify shadow.cc

Line 21:

U32 Shadow::smShadowMask = TerrainObjectType | InteriorObjectType;


Instead you have to write:

U32 Shadow::smShadowMask = TerrainObjectType | InteriorObjectType | StaticShapeObjectType | StaticObjectType;


Please note: Cast and receive shadows depends on the Collisionmesh.

#5 That's odd. I can get static shadow from DTS opbject by unchecking every option other than the "RecieveSunlight: in Lighting category (though I don't get dynamic shadow from player model on the model itself for some reason). Also, anyone knows how to resize those columns to read what is written in the label fields?

#6 Thomas, thanks for that!

Nikhil: I don't think DTS shapes can recieve shadows, can they? Only DIFs, and they still don't self-shadow.

#7 As far as I know Daniel, is right, DTS shadow over DIFs that's all.