Can the aerial images be faded in Infraworks?

[DaneMartin]

Is there a way to fade an aerial image in InfraWorks the same way you do in Civil3D?  I created some snap shots of a few proposals in Infraworks for a meeting and the comment that kept coming back was to fade the aerial so the proposed roads stand out more.  Any ideas or do I need to post this as an idea?  The engineering view is a good fade, but it makes everything transparent.

[SethHall]

You can control the Surface Opacity, which is what you are seeing in Engineering View, but you can edit it further than the default settings: http://help.autodesk.com/view/INFMDR/ENU/?guid=GUID-7EA8F78C-CCDE-47C9-8D62-61B1DE5AA609

[Carrillof]

you can change and configure a workspace and make it stand out and transparency

[ocastaneda · Accepted solution]

Hi @DaneMartin

There are a couple of ways to accomplish this within Infraworks, that I have found working on this. Here is a screencast where I share what I do when in need to make my aerial images clearer: 

http://autode.sk/2fTh3Tp

I hope this helps bud!!!

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Oscar Castaneda

Transportation Designer / P.E.

Infraworks Ambassador

[DaneMartin]

Thanks, Oscar.  The gradient trick and adjusting the view setting will get me the look I need for the snap shots.  Thanks for taking the time to create a Screencast.

Dane