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The setting "stick_transparency" allows one to set the degree of transparency for stick objects, independent of all other objects.  Allowable values range from 0 (fully opaque) to 1 (fully transparent, i.e. invisible).
 
The setting "stick_transparency" allows one to set the degree of transparency for stick objects, independent of all other objects.  Allowable values range from 0 (fully opaque) to 1 (fully transparent, i.e. invisible).
  
== Settings ==
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==Usage==
 
<source lang="python">
 
<source lang="python">
set stick_transparency, 0.50  # Makes sticks 50-percent transparent
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set stick_transparency, F, selection
 
</source>
 
</source>
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where '''F''' is a floating point number in the range ''[0.0 - 1.0]'', where '''selection''' is the selected surface to apply the change to (for examples, see below). 
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For the value of ''F'', 1.0 will be an invisible and 0.0 a completely solid surface.
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if selection is omitted, then the transparency of all stick representations will be changed.
  
 
== Examples ==
 
== Examples ==

Revision as of 12:40, 28 April 2008

Overview

The setting "stick_transparency" allows one to set the degree of transparency for stick objects, independent of all other objects. Allowable values range from 0 (fully opaque) to 1 (fully transparent, i.e. invisible).

Usage

set stick_transparency, F, selection

where F is a floating point number in the range [0.0 - 1.0], where selection is the selected surface to apply the change to (for examples, see below).

For the value of F, 1.0 will be an invisible and 0.0 a completely solid surface.

if selection is omitted, then the transparency of all stick representations will be changed.

Examples

Open the images to actually see the details!

Note

Stick transparency works best with "unilayer" transparency (Setting menu > transparency > Unilayer) rather than "multilayer", which leads to odd artifacts where the sticks join.