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I am doing some modeling with blue prints. I would like to see the blue prints through my mesh. However when I switch to edit mode the transparency is no longer rendered. How can I enable transparency in edit mode? Or is the another way I can see my blue prints through the mesh?

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I am using blender internal.

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  • $\begingroup$ Did you tried with "Texture" viewport shading, while in "GLSL" shading mode ? $\endgroup$ – Polosson Mar 12 '14 at 0:12
  • $\begingroup$ @Polosson that's working for me. Feel free to post an answer $\endgroup$ – Vader Mar 12 '14 at 0:21
  • $\begingroup$ If you are using background images, you can set the image to appear in from of your model and reduce the opacity (of the image). $\endgroup$ – gandalf3♦ Mar 12 '14 at 2:29
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First make sure you choose GLSL shading mode in the properties panel of the 3D view (shortcut N):

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Then, you can switch the viewport shading method to Texture in the bottom menu:

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Then, your object will appear transparent (if you set up the material correctly ;) even in edit mode.

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    $\begingroup$ What about Cycles? $\endgroup$ – Evgeni Petrov Jul 20 '16 at 10:15
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In the 3D View panel, I've selected Wireframe so I would get semi-transparent effect, so I could see where are the inner parts of my model.Semi-transparence

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