Make part with conditional transparency?

vanowm

Hello.

Is there a way make a part transparent based on configuration (aka add a checkbox to make a part transparent or not)? (via appearance or transparency feature)

Thank you.

Alex_Kempen

FeatureScript's setProperty with PropertyType.COLOR can set both the RGB and alpha (opacity) of a part, although that workflow will of course be for part studios only.

EvanReese

Here's an example using my Part Color feature.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/27db832908e005a57fa4a4b8/w/aba6a8a54c161e503412d8f4/e/8851a175a2ca12aff6660282

vanowm

Since this was asked in drawing section of the forum, not featurescript section, would you please provide little more details how to achieve this?

EvanReese

You don't need to know featurescript for my solution. Just use the Part Color feature and configure the alpha value.

vanowm

@EvanReese thank you, this is exactly what I was looking for. Took me a minute to figure why it didn't work when I added my part to the list…evidently I had to add a "feature" to the list instead.

EvanReese

Likely because you had already manually assigned a color to the part in question. Once it's been done manually it overrides changes made by a feature unless you go to part properties and click the blue button to reset them. Selecting a feature actually chooses the faces associated with that feature.