How to set bodies transparent in Mechanical?

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edited June 2023 in Structures

How to set bodies transparent in Mechanical?

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  • Ayush Kumar
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    From 2021R1 onwards:

    transparency = body.PropertyByName("Transparency")
# Change the value from 0-1, 1 being opaque, 0 being completely transparent.
transparency.InternalValue = 0.5
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    The transparency property is added for 2021 R1. Do we have a js method for 2020R2 and older?

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    For previous versions (from Landon Kanner's TIG post):

    DS = ExtAPI.DataModel.InternalObject["ds"] 
bodies = ExtAPI.DataModel.Project.Model.Geometry.GetChildren[Ansys.ACT.Automation.Mechanical.Body](True)
DS.Graphics.Drawable(bodies[0].InternalObject).Material.Transparency = 0.5

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