michaeloureiro Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 i´ve been trying for awhile now on how to insert a raster image with transparency in cad 06 theres a transparency function in the image setting but i can´t figure out how to do it. can anybody help me out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpseifert Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Is your image bi-tonal [black & white]? Transparency won't work on color images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustysilo Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Did you bring in the image through the reference manager or insert it via the Map menu? Or did you copy/paste the image into your dwg as a ole object? If you did an attach > image in the reference manager you should be able to click on the image > right-click > image transparency > on. Then click it again > right-click > image adjust and adjust transparency there. I don't think this actually makes the image "transparent", but just allows you to lighten or darken it. If you are running Map then I believe you can set a color to be transparent, but I haven't really messed with it to that extent. Not sure in regular AutoCAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeloureiro Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 i inserted it through the raster image command, and configured the image transparency property, but it just lightens the image, it doesn´t become transparent.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 As lpseifert said, if this is a color image like a photograph, then you cannot adjust the transparency. Autocad is not a raster program and has no image editing functionality. The transparency option just lightens or darkens the image. It really shouldn't be called "Transparency" at all. Maybe "Intensity" would be a more descriptive word for this option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeloureiro Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 thanks for clearing that up cad64.... back to photoshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustysilo Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 It would be cool if Autodesk could/would add that functionality. I would think that Autodesk Raster Design might have the capability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lagart Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Hi! you can sort of set transparency by setting the image to a sole layer, and setting that layer transparent on the 'layer properties manager'. Also check the box while plotting which says Plot transparency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Please check the date of the last post in the thread before replying. This thread is over 8 years old and the solution you're describing was not available in Autocad 2007 when this thread was active. It was added in 2011. Here's a video tutorial for those who may be interested: http://lynn.blogs.com/lynn_allens_blog/2013/02/using-transparency-inside-of-autocad.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chloe Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Like someone said above (Thank you!) I put the image/raster on a layer with transparency. So I just made a new layer and put the raster on it, then changed the transparency and it worked for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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