# Ambient occlusion

**URL:** <https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/ambient-occlusion/24199>\
**Category:** Bug Report\
**Created:** [March 24, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/ambient-occlusion/24199 "2026-03-24T00:39:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Jibeu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/jibeu/32/28120_2.png) [@Jibeu](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Jibeu)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/ambient-occlusion/24199/1 "2026-03-24T00:39:38Z")

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THE PLATFORM: iPad  
NOMAD APP VERSION: 2.8

Whenever I turn on ambient occlusion, this line appears in the middle of the screen where one side has it enabled and the other doesn’t. I don’t know what’s happening, but it occurs in all the models I have saved.

 ![IMG_0448](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/nomadsculpt/original/3X/8/3/832035f2873f209b397f7f11e7e28c624ad71886.png)

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**Author:** ![stephomi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/stephomi/32/19583_2.png) [@stephomi](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/stephomi)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/ambient-occlusion/24199/2 "2026-03-24T10:58:05Z")

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I don’t think I’ll be able to fix this issue.  
As far as I know it only occurs on the oldest iPad that Nomad supports.  
Which version is it?

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**Author:** ![Jibeu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/jibeu/32/28120_2.png) [@Jibeu](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Jibeu)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/ambient-occlusion/24199/3 "2026-03-24T11:36:25Z")

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Yes, it is indeed a 7th-generation iPad. But I find it strange because it had never happened before. Maybe if I uninstall and reinstall it, it will fix it?

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**Author:** ![stephomi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/stephomi/32/19583_2.png) [@stephomi](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/stephomi)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/ambient-occlusion/24199/4 "2026-03-24T14:57:43Z")

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No it won’t fix it, and it will delete all your files.

I know the cause but I’m not sure I’ll be able to fix it as I cannot revert the changes (it’s outside my codebase, ANGLE).

But still I’ll see what i can do for next update. But the next update after that I will likely drop support for older iPad.

I’m marking the thread has solved as I know the root cause of the bug (even though for now there is no fix).

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**Author:** ![Jibeu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/jibeu/32/28120_2.png) [@Jibeu](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Jibeu)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/ambient-occlusion/24199/5 "2026-03-24T16:29:25Z")

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Thank you for your availability and attention.  
Keep up the good work!