transparency not working

[lilrach]

Hi I really need some help!

It says that the opacity is at 35% but it shows 100% it wont get transparent. ive tried everything i can find on other forums so please help me!

[JonathanArias]

can we see what you are seen by showing a screenshot?

[Doug A Roberts]

specifically, select the object and show the appearance panel

[lilrach]

the light blue are three layers that ive set different opacities (not sure of the spelling) to. sorry for my english!

[JonathanArias]

looks like you applied transparency to the entire layer, so yes, that would be correct. i think you want to set transparency for each shape instead.

[lilrach]

yeah ive done that! layer 1. 90% layer 2. 75% layer 3. 35%

[lilrach]

here you can see the three layers

[JonathanArias]

select each shape, give its own transparency. like on my screenshot.below. i gave 20, 40, 60, and 70% transparency ( from left to right) to each shape.

[Bill Silbert]

I don't see your Transparency panel. Check that to see what blending mode is active. If it does not say Normal then make it so (see screen shot). Also if I am reading your screen shot correctly then you have the opacity set for 90% not 35%. Also in your top screen shot the object does not appear to be selected. Any readings shown are only relevant if the object is selected.

[lilrach]

it is set to normal. I have three layers if you read the comments. one thats set to 90% one on 75% and one on 35%

[Bill Silbert]

Then like Jonathan said try putting them on the same layer and set the transparency for each shape rather then the layer.

[lilrach]

already tried that

[Ray Yorkshire]

Upload the file to Dropbox  or similar and share the link here.

[lilrach]

thanks but i have given up for now! 😕

[BreanneFM · Accepted solution]

I realize this thread is years old, but for anyone who finds it by searching for a solution to the same issue, I may have your answer. 

In the Appearance panel, click on Opacity. A flyout appears to adjust the opacity, and at the bottom you'll see three checkbox options: Isolate Blending, Knockout Group, and Opacity & Mask Define Knockout Shape. Check off the last one, "Opacity & Mask ..." and see if that solves your issue. It did mine after trying to figure this out!

[Doug A Roberts]

That would apply to a very specific set of conditions in an opacity mask. The OP doesn't appear to have created an opacity mask.

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