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Changing the transparency of objects | 365
When you edit a texture, you can modify its parameters, such as softness, density, brightness, and colors. Parameters vary for each texture.
You can also apply other transformations, such as mirror, resize, or offset the texture tiles. After you have edited a texture, you can save it for
future use.
To apply a texture transparency
1 Select an object.
2
Click Edit Property manager.
3
In the Transparency area of the Property manager docker, click the flyout arrow on the Two-color pattern transparency button ,
and click the Texture transparency button to display texture transparency options.
4 Choose a collection of textures from the Texture library list.
5 Choose a texture from the Transparency picker.
To apply the transparency only to the fill or the outline of the object, click the Fill button or the Outline button .
To modify the texture, click the Edit transparency button , and specify the settings you want.
You can also click the Transparency tool in the toolbox and use the controls on the property bar.
Copying, freezing, and removing transparencies
You can copy a transparency from one object to another. If you want to apply the same transparency to other objects or simultaneously
modify the transparency attributes of multiple objects in a drawing, you can save the transparency settings as a style. For more information
about styles, see “Working with styles and style sets” on page 467.
When you position a transparency over an object, you can freeze it, making the view of the object move with the transparency.
You can also remove the transparency from an object.
To copy a transparency from another object
1
In the toolbox, click the Interactive tools button, and click the Transparency tool .
2 Select the object to which you want to copy the transparency.
3
Click the Copy transparency button on the property bar.
4 Click the object from which you want to copy the transparency.
To freeze the contents of a transparency
1
In the toolbox, click the Interactive tools button, and click the Transparency tool .
2 Select an object to which a transparency has been applied.
3
Click the Freeze transparency button on the property bar.
The view of the object beneath the transparency moves with it; however, the actual object remains unchanged.