Solved: How to make an imported jpg/png half-transparent?

dariawerynska · ‎08-24-2017

Hello,

I wonder if it is possible in Revit to make the imported image half-transparent?

I import the plan which I only have in .jpg and I need to have it in the background only little visible as it makes hard to build on it.

Just like using images in Autocad - first you make it less visible and then you draw.

Thanks!

amorap · ‎08-24-2017

Hello from Spain
You can bring the image to the foreground or send it to the background, but in revit as far as I know, there is not posible to adjust the transparency.

Regards.

Augusto Mora
Architect & teacher of Building Projects at CPIFP Pirámide. Huesca (Spain).
Revit 2014 certified profesional.

Sahay_R · ‎08-24-2017

I'm with @amorap on this. Try to open the picture in Photoshop and adjust the transparency. If I remember rightly, you will need to save it to a TIFF to preserve the transparency.

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ToanDN · ‎08-24-2017

@rsahayUZMK9 wrote:

I'm with @amorap on this. Try to open the picture in Photoshop and adjust the transparency. If I remember rightly, you will need to save it to a TIFF to preserve the transparency.

Raster transparency doesn't work in Revit. Once the image is in Revit, transparency is gone.

Sahay_R · ‎08-24-2017

And Revit can't import vector graphics from Illustrator. Rats. It was a great thought while it lasted! Apologies to the OP for attempting to lead him in the wrong direction.

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Sahay_R · ‎08-24-2017

So an image can't be faded / greyed out either?

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ToanDN · ‎08-24-2017

There is no such adjustments for images in Revit per se. But you can place a semi-transparent masking/filled region over the image to screen it.

robk · ‎12-27-2021

Very clever and useful. Thank you.

dvowles519 · ‎09-20-2023

This works while in Revit, but it does not preserve the transparency when you try to print. It's really frustrating when you want to print something to sketch over. DEAR AUTODESK. PLEASE FIX THESE SIMPLE QUALITY OF LIFE ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR YEARS ABOUT THAT ALWAYS GET IGNORED IN FAVOR OF SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T MATTER. WE DO NOT NEED ANYTHING NEW WE JUST NEED TO FIX WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE PLEASE

CEdwardsUN5MX · ‎11-08-2023

Asked for that years ago with Autocad...word came back from Autodesk via the reseller of the firm I worked for back then, will I please shut up.