Precomp of Element 3D appears empty on main comp in After Effects

I am trying to precompose an Element 3D layer (along with cameras and custom layers) so that I can use its Zdepth with other plugins on the main comp (Particular and Optical Flares).
The problem is, while I see everything properly on the created comp, the main comp shows this precomp as empty (100% transparency on 100% opacity)! I also tried Collapse Transformations (every possible combination) but had no luck. Is that a bug?
I'm using AE CC 2014 and Element 3D v1.6.
Thanks in advance for the help!

I may be misunderstanding your setup, but you can't precompose cameras to share Z depth between comps.
If you want Particular and Optical Flares to react appropriately, you will either need to place those layers in the same comp as your Element layer, or use expressions to link cameras between both comps.
If I've misunderstood, please post a more detailed description and/or screen grab of your timelines.

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