How do I make a transparent hatch in a PDF

Rhino
, ,
1

I’m using Rhino 8 for Mac, and have made transparent hatch on a plan (using LinearReflected gradient), but when PDF it goes solid and won’t retain transparency.

Is there anyway to PDF a drawing and retain this transparency?

Thanks!

image
image1056×784 136 KB

image
image1126×900 111 KB

2

Hi Tim -

That is not currently possible.
We have this issue on our list as RH-54857 Transparency not working in vector output
I’ve added this thread.
-wim

3

Wim, many thanks for the update.

Noticed on that list you commented 3 years ago “Note: this seems to apply only to gradient hatches. Solid hatches with transparency work fine”

Is there a way of making a solid hatch transparent (in Rhino 8 for Mac) which then shows as transparent in PDF?

(Using gradient hatch was a workaround as couldn’t see any other way of making solid hatch transparent)

4

Hi Tim -

You either set the object’s layer to have a somewhat transparent color or assign such to the hatch object itself.
Example: Solid Hatch with Transparency for PDF.3dm (2.3 MB)
-wim

5

Wim - That works, brilliant, thanks!! I have a lot to learn…