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Could the Zone Color be transparent?

Anonymous
Not applicable
I will print the file with listed zone(active) and the reference dwg(reference) below. Could anyone tell me whether there are any possibilities to make the color of the zone to be transparent or half transparent when the file is printing out?
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Dwight
Newcomer
Excellent Question.

This issue relates to the Model View Options where the actual Zone Settings are Over-ridden.

Set your zone fill to 25 or 50% and the background fill to transparent.

Go in this box to see if your settings are over-ridden:
Dwight Atkinson
Dwight
Newcomer
Or you could make all the Zones "Go to Back" with the display mode control.
Dwight Atkinson
Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin
Wow Dwight, that is a pretty strong background color for your ArchiCAD.
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Dwight
Newcomer
It is like a self-healing cutting mat.
I liked purple but some duffus commented that, too.
Anything beats the BSOTSWDNSIN.

Besides… what's it to ya, buster?
Dwight Atkinson
Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin
If it is good for you, it's good for me.
I just never liked spinach, not even in primary school.
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AMD Ryzen9 5900X CPU, 64 GB RAM 3600 MHz, Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB, 500 GB NVMe SSD
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Dwight
Newcomer
BSOTSWDNSIN =

Black Screen of the Software we dare not speak its name.
Dwight Atkinson
Anonymous
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Dwight wrote:
It is like a self-healing cutting mat....
You know you are using SEO too often when you have to change your background to look like a cutting mat to avoid scratching your screen!
Dwight
Newcomer
And i find that china marker is easier to wipe off a shiny screen.
Dwight Atkinson
Anonymous
Not applicable
Thank you for your tips. As I could not find the transparent color of background fill color, I have to realize the half transparent of the zone by Hide the background such as Picture 1.

If I want to fill some half transparent color on some area, I choose the fill the area as Zone, and don't display the Zone text such as Blue color on the wall in Picture 1. This is also the reason that I could not find the transparent color of the Fill's background color directly.

Is there any transparent color to choose?



Dwight wrote:
Excellent Question.

This issue relates to the Model View Options where the actual Zone Settings are Over-ridden.

Set your zone fill to 25 or 50% and the background fill to transparent.

Go in this box to see if your settings are over-ridden:

Picture 1.JPG