Transparency Overview

You can make any object transparent
(including text and bitmaps) using the wide variety of transparency options available. Transparency can be used in two ways:

By create semi-opaque objects in your drawing. For example you can use transparency to simulate glass.

By overlaying parts of your drawing with additional objects. These additional objects are like filters or overlays to, for example, modify colors or contrast in your drawing.

You can use graduated transparency where the transparency changes across the object from one level of transparency to another.

Drawings containing transparent objects take a little longer to display on screen and to print.

You can use any of the following transparency shapes (click for more details) from the Transparency Tool:

Flat Transparency

Linear Transparency

Circular Transparency

Elliptical Transparency

Conical Transparency

Diamond Transparency

Three Point Transparency

Four Point Transparency

Bitmap Transparency

Fractal Cloud Transparency

Fractal Plasma Transparency

For details on how to use transparency, see the following pages:

Applying transparency

Group transparency

Changing transparency

Creating custom transparencies

If you don't want to see fill arrows
and transparency arrows
when dragging, press TAB when in the Fill Tool or Transparency Tool.

Movie—click below (not working in this version)

Using transparency

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