I switched over to using a cube, which you can more or less turn into a plane, and operate as one with some hacks. For example, here's a quick dirt cave (actually testing speed cause I have another cave of same style, with camera inside, looking out to a ocean, and it's PT has been going for 14 hours and at 8% lol so trying to figure out why so slow just cause of the water (especially with no much visible in cave floor and outside).
The cube allows you to view from outside, as a plane was just more a ceiling trick for inside.
Added stalactite and some outside detail for humor.