From c15f37b31099e3bfbda9b59fb11aa1b251d7256b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave Schuyler <nthparameter@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 22:31:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] added base.shadowTrav

---
 direct/src/showbase/ShadowPlacer.py | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/ShadowPlacer.py b/direct/src/showbase/ShadowPlacer.py
index 30a60a9674..69a18449e3 100755
--- a/direct/src/showbase/ShadowPlacer.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/ShadowPlacer.py
@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@ class ShadowPlacer(DirectObject.DirectObject):
         """
         assert self.debugPrint("setup()")
         assert not shadowNodePath.isEmpty()
-        
+
+        if not cTrav:
+            # set up the shadow collision traverser
+            if not base.shadowTrav:
+                # set up the shadow collision traverser
+                base.shadowTrav = CollisionTraverser()
+            cTrav = base.shadowTrav
+
         self.cTrav = cTrav
         self.shadowNodePath = shadowNodePath