# Model (Legacy)

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The Model Component is deprecated. It has been replaced by the [Render](https://developer.playcanvas.com/user-manual/editor/scenes/components/render.md) Component.

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The Model Component enables an entity to render a primitive shape or a model asset.

[Image: Model Component]

## Properties

| Property                  | Description |
|---------------------------|-------------|
| Type                      | The type of the model to be rendered. Can be: Asset, Box, Capsule, Cone, Cylinder, Plane, Sphere. |
| Model                     | Asset type only. The model asset rendered by this model component. Only a single model can be rendered per model component. |
| Material                  | Primitive types only. The material asset used to render the primitive shape. |
| Cast Shadows              | If enabled, the model rendered by this component will cast shadows onto other models in the scene. |
| Cast Lightmap Shadows     | If enabled, the model rendered by this component will cast shadows into lightmaps. |
| Receive Shadows           | If enabled, the model rendered by this component will receive shadows cast by other models in the scene. |
| Static                    | If the model never moves, check this box as a hint to the engine to make certain optimizations. |
| Lightmapped               | If enabled, this model does not receive lighting from dynamic lights. Instead it receives lighting generated by lightmap lights. |
| Lightmap Size Multiplier  | A multiplier applied to the calculated lightmap size for this model. Increase for higher resolution lightmaps. Only shown when Lightmapped is enabled. |
| Custom AABB               | If enabled, allows specifying a custom axis-aligned bounding box for visibility culling instead of using the automatically calculated one. |
| AABB Center               | The center position of the custom bounding box. Only shown when Custom AABB is enabled. |
| AABB Half Extents         | The half-extents (half width, height, depth) of the custom bounding box. Only shown when Custom AABB is enabled. |
| Batch Group               | The Batch Group that this model belongs to. More on Batching [here](https://developer.playcanvas.com/user-manual/graphics/advanced-rendering/batching.md). |
| Layers                    | The layers to render this model into. |

## See Also

- [Render Component](https://developer.playcanvas.com/user-manual/editor/scenes/components/render.md) - The recommended replacement for this component

## Scripting Interface

You can control a Model Component's properties using a [Script Component](https://developer.playcanvas.com/user-manual/editor/scenes/components/script.md). The Model Component's scripting interface is [here](https://api.playcanvas.com/engine/classes/ModelComponent.html).

## Customizing Materials

You can learn how to customize the materials of your model [here](https://developer.playcanvas.com/user-manual/editor/assets/inspectors/material.md).