# How to make a translucent model

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-make-a-translucent-model/31632
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** segmentation
**Created:** [September 9, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-make-a-translucent-model/31632 "2023-09-09T08:33:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![pawel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@pawel](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pawel)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-make-a-translucent-model/31632/1 "2023-09-09T08:33:31Z")

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Hello,

I would like to make a semi-transparent model of the skull with a cast of the brain.

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### Author: ![pawel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@pawel](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pawel)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2023, 8:41am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-make-a-translucent-model/31632/2 "2023-09-09T08:41:33Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/c/c/cc698fe6b361e3b9e28e02f5941bb7cf333959ca.jpeg)

example of the model from the article!!! please help me:)

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### Author: ![mohammed\_alshakhas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/mohammed_alshakhas/32/10025_2.png) [@mohammed\_alshakhas](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/mohammed_alshakhas)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-make-a-translucent-model/31632/3 "2023-09-09T10:58:37Z")

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is this a 3D rendering of CT, segment, or stl model ? or a combination maybe?

each one has a different place to control transparency but it is very simple

if you are not sure and want to make something like it from CT please let me know

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### Author: ![pawel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@pawel](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pawel)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-make-a-translucent-model/31632/4 "2023-09-09T12:30:43Z")

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I would like to create a model similar to the one in the photo above based on the stl model. Is it possible to then render the models in Blender?

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### Author: ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-make-a-translucent-model/31632/5 "2023-09-10T01:30:41Z")

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The question has been answered here:

> [@How to make a translucent model suitable for scientific publication](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-make-a-translucent-model-suitable-for-scientific-publication/31635):
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> Hello, How to make a translucent model which I will then be able to export as a semi-transparent model. And I know the “opacity” option but after exporting the stl model this model is still opacity. I want semi-transparent model. Example figure with random article. I would like to do similar effect.