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Randall C
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May 20, 2021
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LAYERS - "Show Others Transparent"

  • May 20, 2021
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HELP!  I am doing frame by frame animation that involves groups of characters overlapping.  It's really hard to see what I'm drawing when I'm drawing a character passing anther character.  When right clicking a layer there is an option to "Show Others Transparent."  This is very helpful.  BUT, I can't figure out a way to make the other layers go back to full opacity again.  It seems like the only way is to click on all the other layers individually and change them back to full opacity.  My animation has over 200 layers and it would take ten minutes to restore opacity.

 

Why would they create an option to make all other layers transparent but provide no option to revert back?  What's the use?  Am I missing something?

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    Correct answer Mario_CR

    Click the eye icon above the layer stack while holding Shift, that will make all the layers semi-transparent. Click it again to reveal them all at 100% opacity. 

    You can use the same method to affect multiple layers instead of using the contextual menu, click and drag over the eye icons while holding Shift to make a range of layers transparent, do it again to make them opaque again.

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    Mario_CR
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    Mario_CRCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    May 20, 2021

    Click the eye icon above the layer stack while holding Shift, that will make all the layers semi-transparent. Click it again to reveal them all at 100% opacity. 

    You can use the same method to affect multiple layers instead of using the contextual menu, click and drag over the eye icons while holding Shift to make a range of layers transparent, do it again to make them opaque again.

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      Randall CAuthor
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      May 20, 2021

      That's great!  Thanks so much Mario!  Just the trick of shift clicking the visibility to toggle to transparency is very useful.

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