# How to keep selected opacity when scaling

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-keep-selected-opacity-when-scaling/12443>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 24, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-keep-selected-opacity-when-scaling/12443 "2021-04-24T02:28:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-keep-selected-opacity-when-scaling/12443/1 "2021-04-24T02:28:08Z")

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How can I keep the opacity at my selected value on an imported image when I am trying to scale the image. I can change the opacity fine, when I try to scale the image to my existing shape it reverts back to full opacity.