---
title: "ShadowBox"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/html/4_palettes_tool-3-geometry-shadowbox.html"
section_path: "Palettes > Tool Palette > Geometry > ShadowBox"
description: "Activating the ShadowBox toggle draws a three sided ShadowBox offering the ability to paint masks and generate a 3D mesh."
---

# ShadowBox

Activating the **ShadowBox** toggle draws a three sided ShadowBox offering the ability to paint masks and generate a 3D mesh.

![Image: 2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-shadowBox.png](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-shadowBox.png)

Geometry > ShadowBox options

ShadowBox generates the model in three dimensions based on the drawn mask shapes.

![Image: 2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-shadowbox-example.png](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-shadowbox-example.png)

> **Note:** The left example (above) demonstrates that when a mask paints to one third the dimension of ShadowBox, no mesh is generated. The right example (above) demonstrates that Masks applied to two-thirds dimensions result in a generated mesh.

> **Note:** ZBrush for iPad Shadowbox features work the same as in ZBrush desktop. Learn more in external ZBrush [ShadowBox](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Default.htm#html/reference-guide/tool/polymesh/geometry/geometry.html) documentation.