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BigRickUK
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February 10, 2023
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Lines transparent when they shouldn't be

  • February 10, 2023
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Hi all,

 

I've been working on a file in Illustrator - it's a network mesh, so loads of ellipses and lines.

 

I've got the lines in three layers and the ellipses in a separate layer.

 

At some point without me noticing, the lines in one of the layers have become faded.

 

The settings for strong and opacity are all the same. 

 

When I move the lines into a different layer there's no difference. 

 

If I select the whole layer, the Appearance shows Stroke 1pt and Opacity Default (100% in the Properties panel), if I select the whole of another layer, it shows the same Stoke and Opacity. However, when I select both layers, the Stroke disappears in the Appearance Panel and just says Mixed Appearances. 

 

I did, somehow, manage to select one of the lines and see the opacity was set to 19%, and when I changed that to 100% it was fine - but I can't replicate that now so I've not got a clue how I did it.

 

Can anyone point me in the right direction? I've tried everything I can think of and searched online first, to no avail.

 

Thanks,

Rick

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Correct answer Monika Gause

The stroke color can be on the single path, on the group or on the layer (you need to target the layer to see then layer appearances). The opacity can be set on the path, its stroke, on a group or the layer.

Targeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMDpnI5i7M0

The appearance panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXvRbN03MzQ

Strokes and layers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZooJyG2UT4

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Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
February 10, 2023

The stroke color can be on the single path, on the group or on the layer (you need to target the layer to see then layer appearances). The opacity can be set on the path, its stroke, on a group or the layer.

Targeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMDpnI5i7M0

The appearance panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXvRbN03MzQ

Strokes and layers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZooJyG2UT4

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    BigRickUKAuthor
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    February 10, 2023

    Thank you (again!)!

     

    I hadn't seen the Opacity on the Stroke in the Appearance panel, so was just looking at the normal Opacity!

     

    I'll get the hang of Illustrator one of these days!

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 10, 2023

    Of course you'll get the hang of Illustrator! With the Appearance panel you will dominate it.

    Glad you could solve it.

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