Using transparent lines

If you apply flat transparency to an object with an outline (or simply a line) the transparency will also affect the outline, but if you remove the transparency from the object, the outline will also lose its transparency. If you need to achieve the effect of a shape with a solid fill, but a semi-transparent outline, you can do it like this.

1. Select the object.

2. Choose the Transparency Tool.

3. Set the required transparency level for the line.

4. Remove the fill from the object by clicking on the No Color button on the Color Line.

5. Clone the object. See Copying objects.

6. Reapply the original fill to the cloned object.

7. Remove the outline from the cloned object by right-clicking on the No Color button on the Color Line.

8. Choose No Transparency from the Transparency Tool Infobar to remove the transparency from the cloned object.

Note

Lines and outlines are only transparency when flat transparency has been applied to the object. The other transparency types (linear, conical etc) do not affect lines or outlines of objects.