THREE.js no shadows - three.js

I'm currently trying to get into THREE.js a bit and I'm obviously following tutorials and examples but
even after all that I can't seem to get shadows working.
shadowMap.enabled is set to true, castShadow is set on the cube beneath the light and receiveShadow is set to true on the floor.
My attempt is visible on https://mroman.ch/shadows/cg.html
import * as THREE from "https://threejs.org/build/three.module.js";
import { OrbitControls } from "https://threejs.org/examples/jsm/controls/OrbitControls.js";
function main() {
const canvas = document.querySelector('#canvas');
const renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer({canvas,'antialias':true});
renderer.shadowMap.enabled = true;
renderer.shadowMap.type = THREE.BasicShadowMap;
const fov = 75;
const aspect = 1;
const near = 0.1;
const far = 5;
const camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(fov, aspect, near, far);
camera.position.z = 8*0.2;
camera.position.y = 2*0.2;
const controls = new OrbitControls( camera, renderer.domElement );
controls.update();
const sz = 0.2;
const scene = new THREE.Scene();
{
const color = 0xFFFFFF;
const intensity = 2;
const light = new THREE.PointLight(color, intensity);
light.position.set(0, 2*sz, 2*sz);
light.castShadow = true;
light.shadow.mapSize.width = 512;
light.shadow.mapSize.height = 512;
var d = 200;
light.shadow.cameraLeft = -d;
light.shadow.cameraRight = d;
light.shadow.cameraTop = d;
light.shadow.cameraBottom = -d;
light.shadow.camera.far = 1000;
const helper = new THREE.CameraHelper( light.shadow.camera );
scene.add( helper );
scene.add(light);
}
const material = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({color: "brown"});
const mat_green = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({color:"green"});
const mat_floor = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({color:"gray"});
const group = new THREE.Group();
var geometry = new THREE.CylinderGeometry(sz/2,sz/1.5,3*sz,8,8);
var cube = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material);
cube.position.set(0,sz,0);
group.add(cube);
geometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry(sz,sz,sz);
cube = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, mat_green);
cube.position.set(0.0,3*sz,0);
group.add(cube);
geometry = new THREE.IcosahedronGeometry(sz);
cube = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, mat_green);
cube.position.set(sz,3*sz,0);
group.add(cube);
geometry = new THREE.IcosahedronGeometry(sz);
cube = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, mat_green);
cube.position.set(-sz,3*sz,0);
group.add(cube);
geometry = new THREE.IcosahedronGeometry(sz);
cube = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, mat_green);
cube.position.set(0.0,3*sz,sz);
group.add(cube);
geometry = new THREE.IcosahedronGeometry(sz);
cube = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, mat_green);
cube.position.set(0.0,3*sz,-sz);
group.add(cube);
geometry = new THREE.IcosahedronGeometry(sz);
cube = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, mat_green);
cube.position.set(0.0,4*sz,0.0);
group.add(cube);
const floor = new THREE.Group();
for(var x = -4; x <= 4; x++) {
for(var z = -4; z <= 4; z++) {
geometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry(sz,sz,sz);
cube = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, mat_floor);
cube.position.set(x*sz,-sz,z*sz);
cube.receiveShadow = true;
floor.add(cube);
}
}
geometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry(sz, sz, sz);
cube = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, mat_floor);
cube.position.set(0,sz,2*sz);
cube.castShadow = true;
scene.add(cube);
scene.add(group);
scene.add(floor);
function render(time) {
controls.update();
renderer.render(scene, camera);
requestAnimationFrame(render);
}
requestAnimationFrame(render);
}
main();
Can anybody point out where I got it wrong?

Out of curiosity, tried ThreeJs for the first time to answer this question, so might not be good enough in explanation.
Result
To fix cube shadow I changed this:
const light = new THREE.PointLight(color, intensity);
light.position.set(0, 2*sz, 2*sz);
To this:
const light = new THREE.PointLight(color, intensity);
light.position.set(0, 3 * sz, 3 * sz);
I guess it was just issue with light emitter being inside of the cube?
And cylinder just misses property to cast shadow. I would recommend changing cube variable name to something more meaningful.
var geometry = new THREE.CylinderGeometry(sz / 2, sz / 1.5, 3 * sz, 8, 8);
var cube = new THREE.Mesh(geometry, material);
cube.castShadow = true;

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jsfiddle.net/clemtre/3y9tqc6j/34
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On a side note: chrome gives me an error "Uncaught TypeError: Cannot set property 'visible' of undefined," regarding the
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Shadow darkness has been removed. The best work-around is to add ambient light to your scene.
scene.add( new THREE.AmbientLight( 0xffffff, 0.3 );
You may want to concurrently reduce the intensity of your SpotLight.
The shadow is actually correct given only back faces are casting shadows. It appears that the stool is hollow under the seat -- in other words, the seat is not a closed volume. Add a bottom to the underside of your seat.
Alternatively, you can leave your model as-is and experiment with
renderer.shadowMap.cullFace = THREE.CullFaceNone;
Finally, you are getting the error because you are accessing frameMesh in the animation loop before it is defined in the loader callback. The callback is asynchronous.
if ( frameMesh !== undefined ) {
// your code
}
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light.shadowMapHeight = 2048;
light.position.set(24, 20, 0);
light.lookAt(plane);
light.castShadow = true;
light.angle = .8;
light.intensity = 30;
light.distance=0;
light.shadowCameraNear = 2;
light.shadowCameraFar = 100;
light.shadowCameraFov = 100;
light.shadowDarkness = 1;
light.shadowCameraVisible = true;
scene.add(light);
var planeGeo = new THREE.PlaneGeometry(20,20,20,20)
_planeMesh = new THREE.Mesh(planeGeo, new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial( { color: 0x00ff00, side:THREE.DoubleSide } ) );
_planeMesh.castShadow = true;
scene.add( _planeMesh );
// RENDERER
webglRenderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer();
webglRenderer.setSize(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT);
webglRenderer.domElement.style.position = "relative";
webglRenderer.shadowMapEnabled = true;
webglRenderer.shadowMapSoft = true;
container.appendChild(webglRenderer.domElement);
window.addEventListener('resize', onWindowResize, false);
}
Yes, this is a feature.
WebGLRenderer, by default, culls front faces when rendering shadows. This is OK, because it is assumed that objects have depth. You can cull back faces, instead, if you want:
renderer.shadowMapCullFace = THREE.CullFaceBack;
... but culling neither is not an option.
The material.side property is not taken into consideration when casting shadows.
three.js r.63

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