Solid Transparent

Solid Transparent ( Modeling > press `s` `t` )

Tool summary :

Sets the display style of members that you select to be solid transparent. Members that require solids to be created will continue to be stick members.
Solid transparent is a member display style that features transparent member main material and transparent connection material.

Here's a quick example.


1 . Select members to display in solid transparent form.	2 . . context menu or use the Solid Transparent > View	3 . Click a blank space to deselect the members.

See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

Modeling (where Solid Transparent is a tool)
Solids Display Method (setup for solids display)
Create Solids (required for member solids display)
Solid and Stick Forms (topic) ( )

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Step-by-step instructions :

Solid Transparent is a tool in Modeling . It displays in solid transparent form those members that you select. You must do either step 1b (preselection) or step 3 (in-tool selection) to perform this operation.

1 . Before using this tool:

1a (if needed) : Process and Create Solids . Before members have undergone Create Solids , they can only be displayed in stick form.

Select Items bindings (step 1b)

1b (optional) : In Select Items mode with an appropriate selection filter selected, use Select or Select + (or draw an area box or Select Members by Number ) to select the member(s) that you want to change to solid transparent. When members are selected, they are displayed in the " Primary selection color ," which by default is green. Use Select- if you want to deselect members.

2 . Invoke Solid Transparent using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Solid Transparent icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' View -- Solids Mode ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose View > Solid Transparent .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Solid Transparent can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . The default keyboard shortcut for Solid Transparent is s t . If you preselected members (step 1b), you can right-click ( Menu ) then choose " Solid Transparent " on the context menu .

3 . Skip this step if you preselected (if you did step 1b).

Select Item(s) bindings

3a (if you didn't preselect) : Solid Transparent prompts you to use Select Item(s) mouse bindings to Select and/or Select + one or more members that you want to change to solid transparent form. You can also select the member(s) by drawing an area box or using the Model Tree . Press the Enter key or right-click ( Menu ) and choose " OK " on the menu when you are done selecting the member(s).

4 . Solid Transparent displays the selected members in solid transparent form (except those that have not yet undergone Create Solids ). If you did step 1b, the selected members continue to be selected -- that is, they are highlighted in the " Primary selection color ."

Tip: When you Open ( Ctrl + o ) a different view, you will find that members displayed in solid transparent in your current view are also solid transparent in that other view.