diff --git a/SlicerConfiguration/Settings/PrinterSettings.cs b/SlicerConfiguration/Settings/PrinterSettings.cs
index f8abdc2a0..4e86ca08f 100644
--- a/SlicerConfiguration/Settings/PrinterSettings.cs
+++ b/SlicerConfiguration/Settings/PrinterSettings.cs
@@ -143,12 +143,11 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Order of precedence &, |, !, =
+		/// Determines if a given field should be shown given its filter - Order of precedence &, |, !, =
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="unsplitSettings"></param>
-		/// <param name="layerCascade"></param>
 		/// <returns></returns>
-		public bool ParseShowString(string unsplitSettings, IEnumerable<PrinterSettingsLayer> layerCascade)
+		public bool ParseShowString(string unsplitSettings)
 		{
 			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(unsplitSettings))
 			{
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 						{
 							string[] splitOnEquals = orItem.Split('=');
 
-							sliceSettingValue = this.GetValue(splitOnEquals[0], layerCascade);
+							sliceSettingValue = this.GetValue(splitOnEquals[0]);
 							matchString = splitOnEquals[1];
 						}
 						else if (orItem.Contains(">"))
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 							matchString = "no_match";
 							string[] splitOnGreater = orItem.Split('>');
 
-							sliceSettingValue = this.GetValue(splitOnGreater[0], layerCascade);
+							sliceSettingValue = this.GetValue(splitOnGreater[0]);
 							if (double.TryParse(sliceSettingValue, out double doubleValue))
 							{
 								if (double.TryParse(splitOnGreater[1], out double greater))
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 						}
 						else
 						{
-							sliceSettingValue = this.GetValue(orItem, layerCascade);
+							sliceSettingValue = this.GetValue(orItem);
 						}
 
 						if ((!negate && sliceSettingValue == matchString)
diff --git a/SlicerConfiguration/SettingsContext.cs b/SlicerConfiguration/SettingsContext.cs
index 156afc2ca..144cf4a8c 100644
--- a/SlicerConfiguration/SettingsContext.cs
+++ b/SlicerConfiguration/SettingsContext.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 
 		internal bool ParseShowString(string enableIfSet)
 		{
-			return printer.Settings.ParseShowString(enableIfSet, layerCascade);
+			return printer.Settings.ParseShowString(enableIfSet);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Tests/MatterControl.Tests/MatterControl/SettingsParseTests.cs b/Tests/MatterControl.Tests/MatterControl/SettingsParseTests.cs
index 220de821a..c4702d428 100644
--- a/Tests/MatterControl.Tests/MatterControl/SettingsParseTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/MatterControl.Tests/MatterControl/SettingsParseTests.cs
@@ -46,87 +46,87 @@ namespace MatterControl.Tests.MatterControl
 			{
 				string[] settings = new string[] { SettingsKey.has_heated_bed, "0" };
 				var profile = GetProfile(settings);
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed", null));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed"));
 			}
 
 			// test single >
 			{
 				string[] settings = new string[] { SettingsKey.extruder_count, "1" };
 				var profile = GetProfile(settings);
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("extruder_count>1", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("extruder_count>0", null));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("extruder_count>1"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("extruder_count>0"));
 			}
 
 			// test single >
 			{
 				string[] settings = new string[] { SettingsKey.extruder_count, "2" };
 				var profile = GetProfile(settings);
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("extruder_count>3", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("extruder_count>2", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("extruder_count>1", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("extruder_count>0", null));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("extruder_count>3"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("extruder_count>2"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("extruder_count>1"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("extruder_count>0"));
 			}
 
 			// test single if set to 1
 			{
 				string[] settings = new string[] { SettingsKey.has_heated_bed, "1" };
 				var profile = GetProfile(settings);
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed", null));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed"));
 			}
 
 			// test & with set to 0 and 0
 			{
 				string[] settings = new string[] { SettingsKey.has_heated_bed, "0", SettingsKey.auto_connect, "0" };
 				var profile = GetProfile(settings);
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&!auto_connect", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&auto_connect", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&!auto_connect", null));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&!auto_connect"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&auto_connect"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&!auto_connect"));
 			}
 
 			// test & with 0 and 1
 			{
 				string[] settings = new string[] { SettingsKey.has_heated_bed, "0", SettingsKey.auto_connect, "1" };
 				var profile = GetProfile(settings);
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&!auto_connect", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&auto_connect", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&!auto_connect", null));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&!auto_connect"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&auto_connect"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&!auto_connect"));
 			}
 
 			// test & with 1 and 0
 			{
 				string[] settings = new string[] { SettingsKey.has_heated_bed, "1", SettingsKey.auto_connect, "0" };
 				var profile = GetProfile(settings);
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&!auto_connect", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&auto_connect", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&!auto_connect", null));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&!auto_connect"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&auto_connect"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&!auto_connect"));
 			}
 
-			// test & with 1 and 1 
+			// test & with 1 and 1
 			{
 				string[] settings = new string[] { SettingsKey.has_heated_bed, "1", SettingsKey.auto_connect, "1" };
 				var profile = GetProfile(settings);
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&!auto_connect", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&auto_connect", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&!auto_connect", null));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&!auto_connect"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&auto_connect"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&!auto_connect"));
 			}
 
 			// test 3 &s
 			{
 				string[] settings = new string[] { SettingsKey.has_heated_bed, "1", SettingsKey.auto_connect, "1", SettingsKey.has_fan, "1" };
 				var profile = GetProfile(settings);
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect&has_fan", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect&has_fan|!has_sdcard", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect&!has_sdcard|has_fan", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect&has_sdcard|has_fan", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect&!has_fan", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&!auto_connect&has_fan", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&auto_connect&has_fan", null));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect&has_fan"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect&has_fan|!has_sdcard"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect&!has_sdcard|has_fan"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect&has_sdcard|has_fan"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&auto_connect&!has_fan"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_heated_bed&!auto_connect&has_fan"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_heated_bed&auto_connect&has_fan"));
 			}
 
 			// test list setting value
@@ -135,18 +135,18 @@ namespace MatterControl.Tests.MatterControl
 					SettingsKey.print_leveling_solution, "3 Point Plane",
 					SettingsKey.extruder_count, "2"};
 				var profile = GetProfile(settings);
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane|print_leveling_solution=3x3 Mesh", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3x3 Mesh|print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&!print_leveling_solution=7 Point Disk", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&!print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=7 Point Disk", null));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane|print_leveling_solution=3x3 Mesh"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3x3 Mesh|print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&!print_leveling_solution=7 Point Disk"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&!print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=7 Point Disk"));
 
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane&extruder_count>2", null));
-				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane&extruder_count>2", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane&extruder_count>1", null));
-				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane&extruder_count>0", null));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane&extruder_count>2"));
+				Assert.IsFalse(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane&extruder_count>2"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane&extruder_count>1"));
+				Assert.IsTrue(profile.ParseShowString("!has_hardware_leveling&print_leveling_solution=3 Point Plane&extruder_count>0"));
 			}
 		}