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February 4, 2025
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Azure template shape transparency

  • February 4, 2025
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Hello,

this is going to sound stupid, but I cannot find anything in the help, so asking here. I’ve got a lucidchart diagram. I’ve added an azure virtual network shape. When at the front of other objects, you can see them through it. How do you stop that happening ?

I would like to be able to have in literally on top obscuring things, not like a pane of glass. It’s already set to 100% opacity but you can see through it. I’ve resorted to putting a solid filled box under it.

 

Many thanks,

Ian

Best answer by Kelsey Gaag

Hi ​@ian.brown

Thank you confirming! There is currently not a way to change the opacity on a shape’s background, additionally the transparent background for this shape is intended. However, as a workaround, you can place a shape behind this shape (like you mentioned you’ve done), and then add this new shape to your library. This way, you don’t have to continually add a new background to each new shape you use. You can do this by going to More Shapes > My Libraries > Add/select a Library > Drag your shape into the selected library. 

 

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Kelsey Gaag
Lucidite
February 6, 2025

Hi ​@ian.brown

Thanks for posting in the community! What is the name of the shape you are using?

ian.brownAuthor
February 7, 2025

Hi Kelsey, it’s in ‘Networking’ and called ‘Virtual Networks’

 

looks like this

thank you.

Kelsey Gaag
Lucidite
February 7, 2025

Hi ​@ian.brown

Thank you confirming! There is currently not a way to change the opacity on a shape’s background, additionally the transparent background for this shape is intended. However, as a workaround, you can place a shape behind this shape (like you mentioned you’ve done), and then add this new shape to your library. This way, you don’t have to continually add a new background to each new shape you use. You can do this by going to More Shapes > My Libraries > Add/select a Library > Drag your shape into the selected library. 

 

ian.brownAuthor
February 10, 2025

Hi Kelsey, that is an awesome answer and the video clip really helps.  I am glad it’s not me and that is the way it works, like it or not.

 

Many thanks for this.

Ian