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Visual Sun Chart > Tutorials > Transparency   Transparency Visual Sun Chart Tutorial   This tutorial shows how to make buildings and trees transparent, so that you can see the Sun Chart behind them. In this example, we will use the scene that was modelled in the View From Origin Tutorial. But you can use any scene with this tutorial. Visual Sun Chart Visual Sun Chart is a graphics program for visualizing solar shading from proposed buildings. For more information see: www.VisualSunChart.com

 
 

This is the view we will use for illustration purposes (from the View From Origin Tutorial).

 

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60% Transparency     To view the scene with 60 percent transparency, select View > Scene Object Transparency > 60% Transparency

 

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Custom Transparency     To set a custom transparency level, select View > Scene Object Transparency > Custom . . .   Then specify 35% Transparency:

 
 

When using Custom Transparency, the scene is instantly redrawn as you move the transparency slider bar. This allows you to quickly go back and forth between high and low transparency levels.         Previous Page: View From Origin

 
 

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