diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.conf b/src/main/resources/application.conf
index 4f31b80a5..97aa94738 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.conf
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.conf
@@ -972,6 +972,11 @@ opencomputers {
     # don't care about that and prefer them to be not totally shadowless,
     # enable this.
     printsHaveOpacity: false
+
+    # By what (linear) factor the cost of a print increases if one or both of
+    # its states are non-collidable (i.e. entities can move through them).
+    # This only influences the chamelium cost.
+    noclipMultiplier: 2
   }
 
   hologram {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/opencomputers/recipes/default.recipes b/src/main/resources/assets/opencomputers/recipes/default.recipes
index f06981354..c4dc61add 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/opencomputers/recipes/default.recipes
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/opencomputers/recipes/default.recipes
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ hdd3 {
           ["oc:materialCircuitBoardPrinted", "oc:materialDisk", craftingPiston]
           ["oc:circuitChip3", "oc:materialDisk", diamond]]
 }
+
 dataCard {
   input: [[nuggetIron, "oc:materialALU", "oc:circuitChip2"]
           ["", "oc:materialCard", ""]]
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala
index 4920c2aa9..6e81e801b 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/Settings.scala
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ class Settings(val config: Config) {
   val printMaterialValue = config.getInt("printer.materialValue") max 0
   val printInkValue = config.getInt("printer.inkValue") max 0
   val printsHaveOpacity = config.getBoolean("printer.printsHaveOpacity")
+  val noclipMultiplier = config.getDouble("printer.noclipMultiplier") max 0
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
   // integration
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/block/Print.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/block/Print.scala
index e88af409a..fff9779d9 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/block/Print.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/block/Print.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package li.cil.oc.client.renderer.block
 
+import com.google.common.base.Strings
 import li.cil.oc.Constants
 import li.cil.oc.api.Items
 import li.cil.oc.common.block
@@ -17,12 +18,13 @@ object Print {
 
   def render(data: PrintData, state: Boolean, facing: ForgeDirection, x: Int, y: Int, z: Int, block: Block, renderer: RenderBlocks): Unit = {
     val shapes = if (state) data.stateOn else data.stateOff
+    printBlock.isSingleShape = shapes.size == 1
     if (shapes.isEmpty) {
       printBlock.textureOverride = Option(resolveTexture("missingno"))
       renderer.setRenderBounds(0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1)
       renderer.renderStandardBlock(block, x, y, z)
     }
-    else for (shape <- shapes) {
+    else for (shape <- shapes if !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(shape.texture)) {
       val bounds = shape.bounds.rotateTowards(facing)
       printBlock.colorMultiplierOverride = shape.tint
       printBlock.textureOverride = Option(resolveTexture(shape.texture))
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ object Print {
     }
     printBlock.colorMultiplierOverride = None
     printBlock.textureOverride = None
+    printBlock.isSingleShape = false
   }
 
   def resolveTexture(name: String): IIcon = {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/item/ItemRenderer.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/item/ItemRenderer.scala
index a70b86c93..ed71f8ccf 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/item/ItemRenderer.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/client/renderer/item/ItemRenderer.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package li.cil.oc.client.renderer.item
 
+import com.google.common.base.Strings
 import li.cil.oc.Constants
 import li.cil.oc.Settings
 import li.cil.oc.api
@@ -150,6 +151,11 @@ object ItemRenderer extends IItemRenderer {
     val bounds = shape.bounds
     val texture = Print.resolveTexture(shape.texture)
 
+    if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(shape.texture)) {
+      RenderState.makeItBlend()
+      GL11.glColor4f(1, 1, 1, 0.25f)
+    }
+
     shape.tint.foreach(color => {
       val r = (color >> 16).toByte
       val g = (color >> 8).toByte
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/block/Print.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/block/Print.scala
index afc8d8ee3..5267245ee 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/block/Print.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/block/Print.scala
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package li.cil.oc.common.block
 import java.util
 import java.util.Random
 
+import com.google.common.base.Strings
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly
 import li.cil.oc.Localization
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ class Print(protected implicit val tileTag: ClassTag[tileentity.Print]) extends
   var colorMultiplierOverride: Option[Int] = None
   // Also used in model rendering, can't use renderer's override logic because that'll disable tinting.
   var textureOverride: Option[IIcon] = None
+  // Again, used in model rendering, used to know whether we can potentially skip rendering sides.
+  var isSingleShape = false
 
   @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
   override def getIcon(world: IBlockAccess, x: Int, y: Int, z: Int, globalSide: ForgeDirection, localSide: ForgeDirection): IIcon =
@@ -80,7 +83,19 @@ class Print(protected implicit val tileTag: ClassTag[tileentity.Print]) extends
       case _ => super.getLightOpacity(world, x, y, z)
     }
 
-  override def shouldSideBeRendered(world: IBlockAccess, x: Int, y: Int, z: Int, side: ForgeDirection) = true
+  override def shouldSideBeRendered(world: IBlockAccess, x: Int, y: Int, z: Int, side: ForgeDirection) = !isSingleShape || (world.getTileEntity(x, y, z) match {
+    case print: tileentity.Print if isSideSolid(world, x, y, z, side.getOpposite) =>
+      side match {
+        case ForgeDirection.DOWN => minY > 0
+        case ForgeDirection.UP => maxY < 1
+        case ForgeDirection.NORTH => minZ > 0
+        case ForgeDirection.SOUTH => maxZ < 1
+        case ForgeDirection.WEST => minX > 0
+        case ForgeDirection.EAST => maxX < 1
+        case _ => true
+      }
+    case _ => super.shouldSideBeRendered(world, x, y, z, side)
+  })
 
   override def isBlockSolid(world: IBlockAccess, x: Int, y: Int, z: Int, side: ForgeDirection) = isSideSolid(world, x, y, z, side)
 
@@ -88,7 +103,7 @@ class Print(protected implicit val tileTag: ClassTag[tileentity.Print]) extends
     world.getTileEntity(x, y, z) match {
       case print: tileentity.Print =>
         val shapes = if (print.state) print.data.stateOn else print.data.stateOff
-        for (shape <- shapes) {
+        for (shape <- shapes if !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(shape.texture)) {
           val bounds = shape.bounds.rotateTowards(print.facing)
           val fullX = bounds.minX == 0 && bounds.maxX == 1
           val fullY = bounds.minY == 0 && bounds.maxY == 1
@@ -118,6 +133,8 @@ class Print(protected implicit val tileTag: ClassTag[tileentity.Print]) extends
   override def addCollisionBoxesToList(world: World, x: Int, y: Int, z: Int, mask: AxisAlignedBB, list: util.List[_], entity: Entity): Unit = {
     world.getTileEntity(x, y, z) match {
       case print: tileentity.Print =>
+        if (if (print.state) print.data.noclipOn else print.data.noclipOff) return
+
         def add[T](list: util.List[T], value: Any) = list.add(value.asInstanceOf[T])
         val shapes = if (print.state) print.data.stateOn else print.data.stateOff
         for (shape <- shapes) {
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/item/data/PrintData.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/item/data/PrintData.scala
index eb095a821..d998ca846 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/item/data/PrintData.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/item/data/PrintData.scala
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class PrintData extends ItemData(Constants.BlockName.Print) {
   val stateOn = mutable.Set.empty[PrintData.Shape]
   var isBeaconBase = false
   var lightLevel = 0
+  var noclipOff = false
+  var noclipOn = false
 
   def hasActiveState = stateOn.nonEmpty
 
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ class PrintData extends ItemData(Constants.BlockName.Print) {
     stateOn ++= nbt.getTagList("stateOn", NBT.TAG_COMPOUND).map(PrintData.nbtToShape)
     isBeaconBase = nbt.getBoolean("isBeaconBase")
     lightLevel = (nbt.getByte("lightLevel") & 0xFF) max 0 min 15
+    noclipOff = nbt.getBoolean("noclipOff")
+    noclipOn = nbt.getBoolean("noclipOn")
 
     opacityDirty = true
   }
@@ -82,6 +86,8 @@ class PrintData extends ItemData(Constants.BlockName.Print) {
     nbt.setNewTagList("stateOn", stateOn.map(PrintData.shapeToNBT))
     nbt.setBoolean("isBeaconBase", isBeaconBase)
     nbt.setByte("lightLevel", lightLevel.toByte)
+    nbt.setBoolean("noclipOff", noclipOff)
+    nbt.setBoolean("noclipOn", noclipOn)
   }
 }
 
@@ -119,6 +125,7 @@ object PrintData {
   def computeCosts(data: PrintData) = {
     val totalVolume = data.stateOn.foldLeft(0)((acc, shape) => acc + shape.bounds.volume) + data.stateOff.foldLeft(0)((acc, shape) => acc + shape.bounds.volume)
     val totalSurface = data.stateOn.foldLeft(0)((acc, shape) => acc + shape.bounds.surface) + data.stateOff.foldLeft(0)((acc, shape) => acc + shape.bounds.surface)
+    val multiplier = if (data.noclipOff || data.noclipOn) Settings.get.noclipMultiplier else 1
 
     if (totalVolume > 0) {
       val baseMaterialRequired = (totalVolume / 2) max 1
@@ -127,7 +134,7 @@ object PrintData {
         else baseMaterialRequired
       val inkRequired = (totalSurface / 6) max 1
 
-      Option((materialRequired, inkRequired))
+      Option((materialRequired * multiplier, inkRequired))
     }
     else None
   }
diff --git a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Printer.scala b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Printer.scala
index 43c2b7373..4ced0160e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Printer.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/li/cil/oc/common/tileentity/Printer.scala
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Printer extends traits.Environment with traits.Inventory with traits.Rotat
 
   // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 
-  def canPrint = data.stateOff.size > 0 && data.stateOff.size <= Settings.get.maxPrintComplexity && data.stateOn.size <= Settings.get.maxPrintComplexity
+  def canPrint = data.stateOff.nonEmpty && data.stateOff.size <= Settings.get.maxPrintComplexity && data.stateOn.size <= Settings.get.maxPrintComplexity
 
   def isPrinting = output.isDefined
 
@@ -136,6 +136,19 @@ class Printer extends traits.Environment with traits.Inventory with traits.Rotat
     result(data.isButtonMode)
   }
 
+  @Callback(doc = """function(collideOff:boolean, collideOn:boolean) -- Get whether the printed block should be collidable or not.""")
+  def setCollidable(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[Object] = {
+    val (collideOff, collideOn) = (args.checkBoolean(0), args.checkBoolean(1))
+    data.noclipOff = !collideOff
+    data.noclipOn = !collideOn
+    null
+  }
+
+  @Callback(doc = """function():boolean, boolean -- Get whether the printed block should be collidable or not.""")
+  def isCollidable(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[Object] = {
+    result(!data.noclipOff, !data.noclipOn)
+  }
+
   @Callback(doc = """function(minX:number, minY:number, minZ:number, maxX:number, maxY:number, maxZ:number, texture:string[, state:boolean=false][,tint:number]) -- Adds a shape to the printers configuration, optionally specifying whether it is for the off or on state.""")
   def addShape(context: Context, args: Arguments): Array[Object] = {
     if (data.stateOff.size > Settings.get.maxPrintComplexity || data.stateOn.size > Settings.get.maxPrintComplexity) {