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Figure35.Transparentobjects
Youcansettransparencybylayer,byblock,orindividuallyforanobject.Thedefaulttransparencyvalue
forlayersandobjectsis0,andyoucansetitashighas90.
TheLayerPropertiesManager(paletteanddialog),theLayerStatesManager,theLayerFilterdialog,
andtheLayerTranslator
haveallbeenupdatedtoreflectthenewtransparencyproperty.IntheLayer
PropertiesManager,anewcolumnforTransparencyisavailableinmodelspaceandlayouts,anda
columnforViewport(VP)Transparencyisavailableinlayoutsandfloatingmodelspaceviewports.
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Figure36.LayerTransparancyoptions
Youcansettransparencyforindividualobjectsjustlikecolorandlinetype.Settingatransparencyvalue
foranindividualobjectoverridesthelayertransparencysettingforthatobject.Youcanaccessobject
transparencyfromanumberofplaces:thePropertiespalette,QuickProperties,ortheribbon.Thenew
CETRANSPARENCYsystemvariable
setsthetransparencypropertyfornewobjects.