Semi-Transparent Overlay?

[schooloffish]

I have a circle (10% Black fill) that is being overlapped by a triangle (CVC
Yellow 100% fill, on a separate layer). I am trying to make the fill of the
triangle semi-transparent so that the text and content of the circle are
visible through the yellow fill. How do I do this? Is it possible?

If its not possible, then can you tell me how to "cut a hole" in the fill of
the triangle so that the circle beneath it is wholly visible?

I'm using FHMX on a Mac.

Thanks for your help.

Matthew

[arrowd]

There used to be a transparency filter in previous versions of FH, though I
haven't seen it in MX. This would create a shape where the two elements
overlapped and would allow a "transparency" effect wherein the designer could
adjust the degree of opacity from each of the respective elements.
Without it though, you can do the same thing yourself in a few more steps.
With both of your shapes selected, select Xtras / Path Operations /
Divide, this will split the two objects into three shapes, consisting of
the two originals and a third where they overlapped. Now you can add color or
gradient effects to the new shape to create the look you want.
If you want to "cut a hole" in the triangle, then duplicate the circle in
place (Command + Shift + D) and move the duplicate to the foreground.
With the new circle still selected, select the triangle then either select
Xtras / Path Operations / Punch or Join (Command + J),
this will punch out the circle shape through the triangle. Bear in mind, the
Join command will only work if the circle is not touching the edge of
the triangle

BAD

[Judy Arndt]

Will this job be separated, printed to the two spot inks, black and yellow?
If so, you'll have to use Arrowd's method and set the intersecting shape to
overprint. FHMX does not mix spot colors.

For CMYK output you could use a lens fill. For RGB raster image output you
could use a Transparency Effect.

Judy Arndt


schooloffish wrote:

> I have a circle (10% Black fill) that is being overlapped by a triangle (CVC
> Yellow 100% fill, on a separate layer). I am trying to make the fill of the
> triangle semi-transparent so that the text and content of the circle are
> visible through the yellow fill. How do I do this? Is it possible?