CS1 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I have two extrusions both are rectangular. One is to represent timber framing the other is to represent cladding. I am doing a 3D detail in colour and need to show the cladding as opaque so the timber framing can be ghosted behind. How can I change the rectangles opacity? As soon as the 2D rectangle is extruded the ability to change its opacity on the Attributes pallette disappears. I know one option would be to give the extrusion a texture with transparancy set but this wil become to cumbersome later on. Alternatively if I could some how make a VP semi transparent this would work also? Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 How about using two (or more) classes, or layers, and set the viewing option to "gray others" , or "gray, snap others"... Quote Link to comment
CS1 Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 Yeah thanks Peter that might be my solution. I have a viewport of the objects in an isometric view and in the VP OIP I have gone to layers and edited the apllicable layers and changed the opacity to 20%, On updating the VP nothing has changed. What does the layer opacity do? Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 In an isometric view opacity does nothing. In VW2008 only applies in a Top/Plan view. Or at least object opacity only works in Top/Plan. Pat Quote Link to comment
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