Which statement describes what happens when Cast Shadows is Off for an object?

• A. The object still casts shadows
• B. The object will be invisible
• C. Light passes through and does not cast shadows
• D. Shadow rendering is disabled entirely

Answer: (C)

Shadows are produced by an object's geometry when lighting is calculated. When Cast Shadows is Off for an object, that object is not included in the shadow map, so it does not generate a shadow on other surfaces. The object itself is still lit and visible, but there’s no shadow projection from it. This doesn’t make the object invisible, nor does it disable shadow rendering for the rest of the scene; only this object stops casting shadows. This setting is useful for simplifying scenes or improving performance where shadows from specific objects aren’t needed.