---
title: SCNShadowMode.forward
framework: scenekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: scenekit/scnshadowmode/forward
---

# SCNShadowMode.forward

SceneKit renders shadows during lighting computations.

## Declaration

```swift
case forward
```

## Discussion

Discussion In this mode, the color components of the light’s shadowColor property do not apply. The color’s alpha component determines the intensity of shadows.

## See Also

### Constants

- [SCNShadowMode.deferred](scenekit/scnshadowmode/deferred.md)
- [SCNShadowMode.modulated](scenekit/scnshadowmode/modulated.md)