diff --git a/src/compas_viewer/renderer/renderer.py b/src/compas_viewer/renderer/renderer.py
index 5dcc4a56b8..31fd32b386 100644
--- a/src/compas_viewer/renderer/renderer.py
+++ b/src/compas_viewer/renderer/renderer.py
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ def paint(self):
         viewworld = self.camera.viewworld()
         self.update_projection()
         # Object categorization
-        tag_objs, vector_objs, mesh_objs = self.sort_objects_from_category((obj for obj in self.viewer.scene.objects if obj.show))
+        tag_objs, vector_objs, mesh_objs = self.sort_objects_from_category(self.viewer.scene.visiable_objects)
 
         # Draw model objects in the scene
         self.shader_model.bind()
diff --git a/src/compas_viewer/scene/scene.py b/src/compas_viewer/scene/scene.py
index 1d40140356..aef03192cf 100644
--- a/src/compas_viewer/scene/scene.py
+++ b/src/compas_viewer/scene/scene.py
@@ -67,13 +67,19 @@ class ViewerScene(Scene):
 
     def __init__(self, name: str = "ViewerScene", context: str = "Viewer"):
         super().__init__(name=name, context=context)
-
-        #  Primitive
-        self.objects: list[ViewerSceneObject]
-        #  Selection
         self.instance_colors: dict[tuple[int, int, int], ViewerSceneObject] = {}
         self._instance_colors_generator = instance_colors_generator()
 
+    @property
+    def visiable_objects(self) -> list[ViewerSceneObject]:
+        def traverse(obj):
+            for child in obj.children:
+                if child.show:
+                    yield child
+                    yield from traverse(child)
+
+        return traverse(self.root)
+
     @property
     def viewer(self):
         from compas_viewer import Viewer