https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Opacity-levels-with-fills/m-p/24243#M11712 <BLOCKQUOTE>DCJP wrote:<BR /> Is it possible to change the opacity of the 'polygon fill/hatch' tool when shading floor plans and sections etc ? </BLOCKQUOTE> Yes...but not via an opacity setting as in a page layout program. Instead, use a clear background and different pen widths for the linework of the fill.<BR /> <BR /> For example, instead of one white pen, I have a set of white pens of increasing weights (ditto other pens - as is done by many others here). I use the 25% fill with white dots to mask stuff...using fatter and fatter pens to increase the amount of mask ... so thin pens are pretty transparent, thicker get pretty opaque. Same thing can be done with any color of course...and with variations of the 25% (or other) fills to give different densities.<BR /> <BR /> HTH,<BR /> Karl Mon, 05 Apr 2004 16:26:25 GMT Karl Ottenstein 2004-04-05T16:26:25Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Opacity-levels-with-fills/m-p/24242#M11711 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>Just a quick question for you guys that Im trying to solve. <BR /> <BR /> Is it possible to change the opacity of the 'polygon fill/hatch' tool when shading floor plans and sections etc ?<BR /> <BR /> Thanks <IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/legacyfs/online/emojis/icon_biggrin.gif" style="display : inline;" /></R></DIV> Mon, 05 Apr 2004 15:07:36 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Opacity-levels-with-fills/m-p/24242#M11711 Anonymous 2004-04-05T15:07:36Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Opacity-levels-with-fills/m-p/24243#M11712 <BLOCKQUOTE>DCJP wrote:<BR /> Is it possible to change the opacity of the 'polygon fill/hatch' tool when shading floor plans and sections etc ? </BLOCKQUOTE> Yes...but not via an opacity setting as in a page layout program. Instead, use a clear background and different pen widths for the linework of the fill.<BR /> <BR /> For example, instead of one white pen, I have a set of white pens of increasing weights (ditto other pens - as is done by many others here). I use the 25% fill with white dots to mask stuff...using fatter and fatter pens to increase the amount of mask ... so thin pens are pretty transparent, thicker get pretty opaque. Same thing can be done with any color of course...and with variations of the 25% (or other) fills to give different densities.<BR /> <BR /> HTH,<BR /> Karl Mon, 05 Apr 2004 16:26:25 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Opacity-levels-with-fills/m-p/24243#M11712 Karl Ottenstein 2004-04-05T16:26:25Z