transparent text

[jmpark2]

Hi.
We are about to issue the drawings, but we do want to put a transparent text(confidential and provilaged) on top of our drawing. We do want this text to be transparent.
Is there any way to put a transparent text in Revit other than adobe?
Thanks in advance

[Anonymous]

You would have to create it using filled regions set to a transparent cross hatch. Revit only allows the background of the text be opaque or transparent, not the text itself. If its a common note you could make a family of it using filled regions then you can place it and edit it easier.

[Anonymous]

You can try this technique?

http://revitoped.blogspot.com/2006/01/need-watermark.html

[jmpark2]

Thanks for the tip.
I think this might work if i don't have colored room all over the drawing. The CAD file doesn't show in background through the colored rooms, right?

[jmpark2]

I was hoping i could do 'transparent solid fill', but i guess it's not possible. Anyway, thanks for the tip, and this worked out well.

[mbradder]

This method works, simply create a new legend view, write with detail text makign the background transparent.  Set the legend view to wireframe then override on the sheet with activate view to half tone the text as well.  All the drawing underneath is still visible.