jMonkeyEngine 3.0 Beginner's Guide

Time for action – welcome to Dark City

For larger scenes, you should try a DirectionalLightShadowFilter object from the com.jme3.shadow package.

You can use a copy of ShadowDirectional.java for the following exercise:

1. Add a directional light source to the scene:

   public void simpleInitApp() {
     DirectionalLight sunLight = new DirectionalLight();
     sunLight.setDirection(new Vector3f(.3f, -0.5f, -0.5f));
     rootNode.addLight(sunLight);

2. If you re-use code from the ShadowDirectional.java class, deactivate the previously created DirectionalLightShadowRenderer object, or at least comment out its addProcessor() line:

   // viewPort.addProcessor(dlsr); 

3. Create a DirectionalLightShadowFilter object in the simpleInitApp() method. Use the setLight() method to specify your ...