I would like a little help with casting shadows. For example if I use the xmodel/longdiningtable and place a light above I find that I have light directly underneath the table. In reality there should be a shadow. I have tried the shadowcast and occulder textures to skin the xmodel but still no shaddow beneath the table.
Another example is if I suspended the xmodel/light_ind_ceiling2on from a ceiling and introduce a light to flood an area directly below I would expect to see a shadow cast on the ceiling from the shade. Messing around with the above textures has failed to produce a shadow.
I have read the note posted by The_Caretaker on common textures and in it there is the statement "Casts shadow. Used to gives brushes like script_brushmodels a shadow, as they
do not make a shadow themself." I was wondering if this was the key to producing a shadow.
I have seen examples of shadows being cast in standard maps but so the technique for producing them has eluded me.
If anyone can enlighten me (pardon the pun) then I would be most grateful.

Models will cast shadows unless they are script models. Are you doing the Flare portion of your compile?

With your help it looks like the problem has been resolved. To sort it, in my CoDUOmaker under the Flare options I checked the ModelShadow box. After which (in the map) it was just a case of messing around with the light position and the light key sizes. Colour for ambience will come later.

Thanks Gomer for the nod in the right direction.