Frequently asked question

Why aren't the transparent symbols in my ArcIMS layer displayed correctly in ArcMap?

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Answer

ArcIMS symbology has a transparency property that allows you to specify the percentage of transparency. ArcMap supports transparency at the layer level, but not at the symbol level.

These tags have a transparency attribute:

· CALLOUTMARKERSYMBOL
· GRADIENTFILLSYMBOL
· HASHLINESYMBOL
· RASTERFILLSYMBOL
· RASTERMARKERSYMBOL
· RASTERSHIELDSSYMBOL
· SHIELDSYMBOL
· SIMPLELINESYMBOL
· SIMPLEMARKERSYMBOL
· SIMPLEPOLYGONSYMBOL
· TRUETYPEMARKERSYMBOL

Article ID:000004483

Software:
  • Legacy Products
  • ArcMap 8 x

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