diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp
index 89a922c34..907088705 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp
@@ -675,12 +675,13 @@ std::vector<int> GLVolumeCollection::load_object(
     int                      obj_idx,
     const std::vector<int>  &instance_idxs,
     const std::string       &color_by,
-    bool 					 opengl_initialized)
+    bool 					 opengl_initialized,
+    bool                    need_raycaster)
 {
     std::vector<int> volumes_idx;
     for (int volume_idx = 0; volume_idx < int(model_object->volumes.size()); ++volume_idx)
         for (int instance_idx : instance_idxs)
-            volumes_idx.emplace_back(this->GLVolumeCollection::load_object_volume(model_object, obj_idx, volume_idx, instance_idx, color_by, opengl_initialized));
+            volumes_idx.emplace_back(this->GLVolumeCollection::load_object_volume(model_object, obj_idx, volume_idx, instance_idx, color_by, opengl_initialized, false, false, need_raycaster));
     return volumes_idx;
 }
 
@@ -693,7 +694,8 @@ int GLVolumeCollection::load_object_volume(
     const std::string   &color_by,
     bool 				 opengl_initialized,
     bool                 in_assemble_view,
-    bool                 use_loaded_id)
+    bool                 use_loaded_id,
+    bool                 need_raycaster)
 {
     const ModelVolume   *model_volume = model_object->volumes[volume_idx];
     const int            extruder_id  = model_volume->extruder_id();
@@ -711,7 +713,7 @@ int GLVolumeCollection::load_object_volume(
     v.model.init_from(mesh, true);
 #else
     v.model.init_from(*mesh);
-    v.mesh_raycaster = std::make_unique<GUI::MeshRaycaster>(mesh);
+    if (need_raycaster) { v.mesh_raycaster = std::make_unique<GUI::MeshRaycaster>(mesh); }
 #endif // ENABLE_SMOOTH_NORMALS
     v.composite_id = GLVolume::CompositeID(obj_idx, volume_idx, instance_idx);
 
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.hpp
index cd89efa36..8e39c0feb 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.hpp
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ public:
         int                      obj_idx,
         const std::vector<int>	&instance_idxs,
         const std::string 		&color_by,
-        bool 					 opengl_initialized);
+        bool 					 opengl_initialized,
+        bool                     need_raycaster = true);
 
     int load_object_volume(
         const ModelObject *model_object,
@@ -449,7 +450,8 @@ public:
         const std::string &color_by,
         bool 			   opengl_initialized,
         bool               in_assemble_view = false,
-        bool               use_loaded_id = false);
+        bool               use_loaded_id = false,
+        bool               need_raycaster = true);
     // Load SLA auxiliary GLVolumes (for support trees or pad).
     void load_object_auxiliary(
         const SLAPrintObject           *print_object,
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GCodeViewer.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GCodeViewer.cpp
index 4fd50ad18..00b968586 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GCodeViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GCodeViewer.cpp
@@ -3123,7 +3123,7 @@ void GCodeViewer::load_shells(const Print& print, bool initialized, bool force_p
         instance_ids.resize(instance_index);
 
         size_t current_volumes_count = m_shells.volumes.volumes.size();
-        m_shells.volumes.load_object(model_obj, object_idx, instance_ids, "object", initialized);
+        m_shells.volumes.load_object(model_obj, object_idx, instance_ids, "object", initialized, false);
 
         // adjust shells' z if raft is present
         const SlicingParameters& slicing_parameters = obj->slicing_parameters();