# WaterBody can't be rendered to Custom Stencil

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/waterbody-cant-be-rendered-to-custom-stencil/1390237>\
**Category:** Pipeline & Plugins\
**Tags:** Water, custom-depth, unreal-engine, Rendering, question\
**Created:** [November 14, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/waterbody-cant-be-rendered-to-custom-stencil/1390237 "2023-11-14T17:51:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![yuanyuanbaobao](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/yuanyuanbaobao/32/1068297_2.png) [@yuanyuanbaobao](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/yuanyuanbaobao)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/waterbody-cant-be-rendered-to-custom-stencil/1390237/1 "2023-11-14T17:51:51Z")

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I ticked “Render CustomDepth Pass” and made sure the other set was right. The WaterBody object was ignored on the Custom Stencil Channel.

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**Author:** ![laggyluk](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@laggyluk](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/laggyluk)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/waterbody-cant-be-rendered-to-custom-stencil/1390237/2 "2023-11-15T20:01:01Z")

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I think the actual rendering is managed by WaterZone actor but it doesn’t even expose mesh components

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**Author:** ![yuanyuanbaobao](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/yuanyuanbaobao/32/1068297_2.png) [@yuanyuanbaobao](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/yuanyuanbaobao)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/waterbody-cant-be-rendered-to-custom-stencil/1390237/3 "2023-11-16T16:23:19Z")

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All right， I have given it up. 😥

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**Author:** ![system](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/3/713c9d3f58553f0de89543d76a8a3a2779dc9fa4.png) [@system](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/waterbody-cant-be-rendered-to-custom-stencil/1390237/4 "2025-03-07T01:58:20Z")

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