Feature: baked pews shadow

party-cathedral/src/scene/pews.js

@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ export class Pews extends SceneFeature {
             rightSupport.position.set(pewLength / 2, supportHeight / 2, -supportDepth / 2 + 0.1);
             pewGroup.add(leftSupport, rightSupport);
 
+            // Add a simple "baked" shadow plane underneath
+            const shadowGeo = new THREE.PlaneGeometry(pewLength, supportDepth);
+            const shadowMaterial = new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
+                color: 0x000000,
+                transparent: true,
+                opacity: 0.3
+            });
+            const shadowMesh = new THREE.Mesh(shadowGeo, shadowMaterial);
+            shadowMesh.rotation.x = -Math.PI / 2;
+            shadowMesh.position.y = 0.01; // Place it just above the floor to prevent z-fighting
+            pewGroup.add(shadowMesh);
+
             pewGroup.traverse(child => {
                 if (child.isMesh) {
                     child.castShadow = true;