Question
How to set transparency for concrete members?
Answer
Follow the steps given below to set the transparency of concrete members in CIM:
Step 1: Navigate to the Base ribbon menu
Step 2: Click on the View option
- Alternatively, press Ctrl+4 key to access the View option
A menu panel shall appear on the left of model window
Step 3: Select the Color Palette option on the top of menu panel
Step 4: Go to the Transparency option in the menu panel
You will find different material categories, reach out to Concrete sub-section
Step 5: Choose the Mono option from the dropdown
A text box shall appear below the dropdown.
Step 6: In the text box, assign any value between 0-1 (Zero to One)
- Value 0 (zero) = Fully transparent
- Value 1 (one) = Fully Opaque
Step 7: Click on Apply button to apply the transparency to model
For an example, we are having a model with transparency set as 1.
Following the steps mentioned above, we changed the transparency of Concrete as 0.5, making the model semi-transparent. A resultant image is shown below:
By following steps mentioned above, we can easily change the transparency of concrete as well as any other material type.