# Opacity is missing?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/opacity-is-missing/20685>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [August 1, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/opacity-is-missing/20685 "2022-08-01T14:19:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![bweath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bweath/32/13903_2.png) [@bweath](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bweath)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/opacity-is-missing/20685/1 "2022-08-01T14:19:59Z")

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Is anyone else missing the opacity option in visualisation? I heavily rely on this option and now its just…gone!

 ![Screenshot 2022-08-01 at 15.17.54](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/0/3006fd58794c5d213222643e812eee3bec10552c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/opacity-is-missing/20685/2 "2022-08-01T14:29:07Z")

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Hey @bweath,

The Default Material still has this option. Currently you have an ABS material selected, which doesn’t have a transparent option.

Please change the material in the top right corner to **Default material** and you should be able to adjust opacity.

Hope this helps

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**Author:** ![bweath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bweath/32/13903_2.png) [@bweath](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bweath)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/opacity-is-missing/20685/3 "2022-08-01T14:35:34Z")

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Ahhhhh I see, didn’t know that! Thanks 😃

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**Author:** ![DanielR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/danielr/32/582_2.png) [@DanielR](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/DanielR)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/opacity-is-missing/20685/4 "2022-08-01T14:42:05Z")

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Kind of a hidden option, glad it worked out.  
Why did you want to want to make the ABS material transparent btw?

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**Author:** ![bweath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/bweath/32/13903_2.png) [@bweath](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/bweath)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/opacity-is-missing/20685/5 "2022-08-01T15:42:26Z")

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Oh, I didn’t, just didn’t notice I still had it on ABS. 😅

I typically have my designs on ABS just for the texture although a 3D printed ABS, PLA and PETG material would be nice to see in the future, especially to see those layer lines at specific layer heights 😄