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Multileader, with a Block Embedded that has Transparency, doesn't PLOT or PUBLISH transparency

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sparchitects.s
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Multileader, with a Block Embedded that has Transparency, doesn't PLOT or PUBLISH transparency

No solution works for me, and I think that AutoCAD LT ( and perhaps AutoCAD) just can't do transparency on a block buried in a Multileader.  The software can’t sustain the settings for PLOT after a save, and can’t sustain the settings at all for PUBLISH.  Here’s what I mean:

 

  • I have a Block with a solid transparent hatch placed in it, assigned 50% transparent by entity, not ByLayer or ByBlock
  • The hatch, when selected in the Block Editor, shows as 50% transparent in the Properties Palette (not ByLayer or ByBlock).
  • I have a multileader that is using that Block (and it doesn't work either with a User Block or the _TagCircle  stock block - which I also tested)
  • The Multileader is placed on it's IDEN layer; that layer has a transparency value of 0%  (but it doesn't have any affect if I set that layer to a 50 % transparency)

 

  • I am using the PLOT and PUBLISH command when in the Layout tab.
  • The Layout Page Setup Manager Plot Transparency check box has been checked.
  • I edit the embedded block setting the a solid hatch to 50% transparent
  • Once I leave the Block Editor, the display shows the multileader as having a transparent background in the tag.
  • When I use PLOT, the Transparency will show correctly in the PDF right after I've edited the hatch in the block, until I close the drawing and reopen, then block and ultimately the multileader resets back to having no Transparency (meaning the edit that I had just done prior to saving and closing, upon reopening, didn't sustain)
  • When I use PUBLISH, the Transparency will not show correctly in the PDF at all (although it displays as transparent, it doesn't PUBLISH as transparent).

 

  • This is true in my drawing.
  • This is true in a new drawing, testing the same block & multileader.
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pendean
in reply to: sparchitects.s

@sparchitects.s have you seen THIS? Don't skip over that last sentence at the end of the article labelled "best practice", seems Autodesk is aware of the issue for users.

Message 3 of 5
sparchitects.s
in reply to: pendean

Thank you for the work around.

It could be my graphics card but when using color 252 as the hatch, it Plots and Publishes looking like I had applied the transparency (which again, thank you for the work around), but the display ignores the color 251 assignment and displays the hatch in the layer color onto which the multileader is placed which in this case is yellow. Luckily my attributes are green and the color differentiation allows me to see the attribute thru the yellow, but not expected behavior... and wouldn't work if my lettering was yellow.

I will say now that i don't think it's a plotting issue because the transparency won't sustain upon saving, closing and reopening. Plotting and /or Publishing doesn't even come into play, so I should have perhaps entitled this thread something different.

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whitt0213
in reply to: sparchitects.s

Have you found a solution to this? I believe I'm having the same exact issue. I have a block which has transparency set to ByLayer. This block works perfectly normal when used by itself - meaning the transparency changes if the if layer is changed. However, I have tried using this block with a multileader and the leader has the correct transparency of the layer, but the block is displaying as if it has transparency of 0. The properties show that the transparency is still ByLayer. Other attributes, such as the color, change correctly if moved to a different layer - it seems that transparency is the only thing not working correctly.

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sparchitects.s
in reply to: whitt0213

As Pendean explained above, "Autodesk is aware of the issue for users."

 

So no solution, but a work around that solved the problem for me:

 

If wanting a "transparency" look assigned to a block that is buried inside a multileader, open the buried block and assign one of the Colors 251-254 to your hatch instead of a transparency.  Although the hatch in the buried block has a color assigned 251-254, when the multileader is placed on a layer with a different color, it takes on that different color as opposed to 251-254.  

 

...and it plots looking like it is transparent. See attached

 

I took this workaround from Pendean's post:  @sparchitects.s have you seen THIS? Don't skip over that last sentence at the end of the article labelled "best practice", seems Autodesk is aware of the issue for users.

 

Best Practice 

When presenting smaller objects or lines use Color-dependent plot style tables (CTB) with Line Types of various Lineweights and grayscales instead of transparency (Ex. Color 250-255).
 

 

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