{"id":159642,"date":"2022-09-26T09:44:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T09:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/changing-the-visibility-of-bodies-from-transparent-to-opaque-or-vice-versa\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T06:32:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T06:32:45","slug":"changing-the-visibility-of-bodies-from-transparent-to-opaque-or-vice-versa","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/changing-the-visibility-of-bodies-from-transparent-to-opaque-or-vice-versa\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the visibility of bodies from transparent to opaque or vice-versa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Discovery 2020 R2, there are a couple of options through which you can change the visibility of bodies from\u00a0transparent to opaque or vice-versa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. From View Arc panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The View Arc panel is located at the bottom left corner of the interface. In this panel, toggle the Visibility button to change the visibility of selected bodies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156217\" src=\"\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/OK-69-1-1.png\" alt=\" width=\"703\" height=\"489\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. From Right Click Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the Structure Tree or Model Tree, right click on the body and select Transparent or Opaque option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156218\" src=\"\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/OK-69-2.png\" alt=\" width=\"422\" height=\"315\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-159642","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-model-faq"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Discovery 2020 R2, there are a couple of options through which you can change the visibility of bodies from transparent to opaque or vice-versa. 1. From View Arc panel The View Arc panel is located at the bottom left corner of the interface. 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