# Visualization transparency

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visualization-transparency/18662>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 8, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visualization-transparency/18662 "2022-04-08T22:38:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![rjhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rjhill](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rjhill)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visualization-transparency/18662/1 "2022-04-08T22:38:54Z")

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Suddenly the transparency slider has disappeared in visualizations? I can change colors but I can’t seem to make any of my objects transparent. The “simple transparent material” works to my parts transparent in the design model, but is washed out in visualization.

Any ideas what’s happening?

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**Author:** ![Einar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@Einar](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Einar)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 11:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visualization-transparency/18662/2 "2022-04-08T23:28:28Z")

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Hi and welcome to the community!  
Is this what your speaking about?

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/4/4c8f33fc6d14761c26d42b0e4824c04a1d84edc5.MOV](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/4/4c8f33fc6d14761c26d42b0e4824c04a1d84edc5.MOV)

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**Author:** ![rjhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rjhill](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rjhill)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visualization-transparency/18662/3 "2022-04-09T12:18:39Z")

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No, everything looks normal in visualization except there is no slider control for transparency. See below

 ![Image.jpeg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/f/f24cba1e078ff263c1ec471690c194e0a281bc1f.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![udokr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/udokr/32/14506_2.png) [@udokr](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/udokr)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visualization-transparency/18662/4 "2022-04-09T12:47:25Z")

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Same here, only the “Simple Transparent Material” has the slider from the transparent materials, but it doesn’t work well either. On the default material it is OK.

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**Author:** ![Vassi\_solutions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc79bd/32.png) [@Vassi\_solutions](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Vassi_solutions)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visualization-transparency/18662/5 "2022-04-09T12:50:28Z")

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It depends on the material you choose. You`re using the glass one with a fixed trancparency…. Only the “default” / “standard” material has trancparancy slider from what I can see.

Shapr3d should however maby add som sliders to the glass options to controll refraction and frosting though.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/c/c823d01c21da820a7ca5a79f95d77988ba25db96.jpeg)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/1/1da9362ae7107f79839c4139198402eade81888c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![rjhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rjhill](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rjhill)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visualization-transparency/18662/6 "2022-04-09T17:56:58Z")

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Thank you. I went back thru the YouTube videos and I guess I assumed everything had transparency option.

I’ll make due. Still a great feature.

Roger