# 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")
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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.

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