topic Re: Model keeps showing all bodies underneath transparent. in Fusion Support Forum

Model keeps showing all bodies underneath transparent.

lbarriosQEKG2 — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:23:52 GMT

Hello,

We are having an issue with one of our designs. Components under the main assembly keep showing a transparent opacity. When we activate the nested components the transparency goes back to full opacity but when switching back to the top level it goes back to full transparency. We have gone to each one of the nested components and explicitly changed the opacity level to 100% and saved the design but the components keep going back to full transparency. Any help understanding what is happening and how to fix it would be most appreciated, performing this change to have it not stick has been a big time sink.

Best,

-Luciano

Re: Model keeps showing all bodies underneath transparent.

jhackney1972 — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 17:45:04 GMT

Is it possible to attach a few screen captures to show what you are seeing. There are different levels of transparency from wireframe to ghosting.

Re: Model keeps showing all bodies underneath transparent.

lbarriosQEKG2 — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:10:43 GMT

Hi @jhackney1972 ,

Thank you so much for your response. Here are the design preferences I'm using

Below is the behavior I see every time I open the design now

If I select the front plate component, it still shows transparent. Then I change the opacity of the body and 100% and I can see it solid again

The move back to the top assembly level and I can still see the solid component

I save the design and close the file. When I open it back again I'm back to where I started.

Any help figuring out what I may be missing would be greatly appreciated.

Best,

-Luciano

Re: Model keeps showing all bodies underneath transparent.

jhackney1972 — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:24:05 GMT

Opacity is a saved feature. In your pictures you said you change the opacity but then you said you "closed" the file, not saved. You must save your design to preserve an opacity changes. The other thing in your original post, you said it is happening in one assembly. If this is the case then I suspect you just need to save the opacity settings.

Re: Model keeps showing all bodies underneath transparent.

lbarriosQEKG2 — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:35:09 GMT

Hi @jhackney1972 ,

The issue looks like a bad bug in fusion 360. I have gone to every single level and changed the opacity and explicitly saved the model each time. I also saved the design in my previous reply. The version count increases after each save. Then I close the design but when I open it again I'm back to where I started. It no longer looks like some mistake but rather a core software issue.

Thank you,

-Luciano

Re: Model keeps showing all bodies underneath transparent.

lbarriosQEKG2 — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:33:37 GMT

Hi @jhackney1972 ,

I'm following up so we can all learn something together. I was able to get support from the fusion 360 team.

This transparency behavior I described was due to a sheet metal sub-component in the assembly that had a body which while it was not visible it was still in the flattened state. Locating the body and re-folding it fixed the problem. Thank you for trying to help.

Best,

-Luciano

Re: Model keeps showing all bodies underneath transparent.

jhackney1972 — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:47:11 GMT

Thanks for sharing the solution you received. Make sure you select the Accept Solution icon, on your post, so others can find it quickly.

Re: Model keeps showing all bodies underneath transparent.

ohbhatt — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:33:49 GMT

I am facing a similar problem. The component under the glass also has become transparent and components beneath it are visible.

I can't seem to understand the fix. Can you help me out?

Re: Model keeps showing all bodies underneath transparent.

jhackney1972 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:36:00 GMT

If you have an sheet metal work in your model, make sure it is all refolded. You can attach your model and the Forum users can take a look. If you do not know how to attach your Fusion 360 model follow these easy steps. Open the model in Fusion 360, select the File menu, then Export and save as a F3D or F3Z file to your hard drive. Then use the Attachments section, of a forum post, to attach it.

Re: Model keeps showing all bodies underneath transparent.

lbarriosQEKG2 — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 23:11:45 GMT

@ohbhatt

If you have a sheet metal sub-component in your design, change to the sheet metal menu and you will notice the refold faces button will be visible. That should solve the problem.

Best,

-Luciano