https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/tip-customize-the-ribbon-to-apply-transparency-on/m-p/1181801#M56070 <P>This actually simple solution I stumbled upon while working together with Esri Support to define an&nbsp; enhancement for ArcGIS Pro. And it can also apply to other ribbons.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_4-1654857949815.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43199i3262A2D7ACD5608C/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_4-1654857949815.png" alt="Stefan_Thorn_4-1654857949815.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_4-1654857949815.png</span></span></P><P>Default it is not possible to apply transparency on the level of a Discipline or when selecting the added Revit file in the TOC.&nbsp;</P><P>When you added a feature layer or made a group layer it is possible to apply transparency. When added a Revit/IFC model to ArcGIS Pro it is possible to apply transparency to Categories in a Discipline. You can select manually one or more Categories and apply a transparency to them.&nbsp;It is inconvenient when working a lot with Revit models in ArcGIS Pro and go over these steps manually every time.</P><P>Steps:</P><P>1. Select the Revit file in the TOC and right click on the tab ‘Manage’ &gt; ‘Customize the Ribbon’</P><UL><LI>Or without opening a project &gt; Tab Project &gt; Options &gt; ‘Customize the Ribbon’<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_1-1654857733953.jpeg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43196iAA2DFAB50BF270C3/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_1-1654857733953.jpeg" alt="Stefan_Thorn_1-1654857733953.jpeg" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_1-1654857733953.jpeg</span></span></LI></UL><P>2. Choose commands from: ‘List of Tabs’:</P><UL><LI>Go to Feature Layer &gt; Appearance &gt; Effects (or any tab group that has ‘Appearance’ in it)</LI><LI>In the right go to Building and select Manage</LI><LI>Now add Effects to Manage and click OK</LI></UL><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_2-1654857831098.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43197i5C61AB61447BED7F/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_2-1654857831098.png" alt="Stefan_Thorn_2-1654857831098.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_2-1654857831098.png</span></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_3-1654857840903.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43198i986FF88FDEE9031D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_3-1654857840903.png" alt="Stefan_Thorn_3-1654857840903.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_3-1654857840903.png</span></span></P><P>3. After customizing the Tab Building, when selecting each level of the added Revit file you can apply a transparency to that level. When you select a category also the ribbon Feature Layer will appear but that is default behavior.</P><UL><LI>Revit file</LI></UL><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_5-1654857972358.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43200i52B3F50405CB69D7/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_5-1654857972358.png" alt="Stefan_Thorn_5-1654857972358.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_5-1654857972358.png</span></span></P><UL><LI>Discipline/Feature Dataset<BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_6-1654858029033.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43202i439011496B20D4AC/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_6-1654858029033.png" alt="Stefan_Thorn_6-1654858029033.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_6-1654858029033.png</span></span></LI><LI>Category/Feature Class<UL><LI>i. Now also the Tab ‘Feature Layer’ will appear but can be ignored.<BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_7-1654858047879.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43203iA5B7D562067AD948/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_7-1654858047879.png" alt="Stefan_Thorn_7-1654858047879.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_7-1654858047879.png</span></span></LI></UL></LI></UL><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Success!&nbsp;</P> Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:13:22 GMT Stefan_Thorn 2022-06-10T11:13:22Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/tip-customize-the-ribbon-to-apply-transparency-on/m-p/1181801#M56070 <P>This actually simple solution I stumbled upon while working together with Esri Support to define an&nbsp; enhancement for ArcGIS Pro. And it can also apply to other ribbons.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_4-1654857949815.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43199i3262A2D7ACD5608C/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_4-1654857949815.png" alt="Stefan_Thorn_4-1654857949815.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_4-1654857949815.png</span></span></P><P>Default it is not possible to apply transparency on the level of a Discipline or when selecting the added Revit file in the TOC.&nbsp;</P><P>When you added a feature layer or made a group layer it is possible to apply transparency. When added a Revit/IFC model to ArcGIS Pro it is possible to apply transparency to Categories in a Discipline. You can select manually one or more Categories and apply a transparency to them.&nbsp;It is inconvenient when working a lot with Revit models in ArcGIS Pro and go over these steps manually every time.</P><P>Steps:</P><P>1. Select the Revit file in the TOC and right click on the tab ‘Manage’ &gt; ‘Customize the Ribbon’</P><UL><LI>Or without opening a project &gt; Tab Project &gt; Options &gt; ‘Customize the Ribbon’<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_1-1654857733953.jpeg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43196iAA2DFAB50BF270C3/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_1-1654857733953.jpeg" alt="Stefan_Thorn_1-1654857733953.jpeg" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_1-1654857733953.jpeg</span></span></LI></UL><P>2. Choose commands from: ‘List of Tabs’:</P><UL><LI>Go to Feature Layer &gt; Appearance &gt; Effects (or any tab group that has ‘Appearance’ in it)</LI><LI>In the right go to Building and select Manage</LI><LI>Now add Effects to Manage and click OK</LI></UL><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_2-1654857831098.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43197i5C61AB61447BED7F/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_2-1654857831098.png" alt="Stefan_Thorn_2-1654857831098.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_2-1654857831098.png</span></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_3-1654857840903.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43198i986FF88FDEE9031D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_3-1654857840903.png" alt="Stefan_Thorn_3-1654857840903.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_3-1654857840903.png</span></span></P><P>3. After customizing the Tab Building, when selecting each level of the added Revit file you can apply a transparency to that level. When you select a category also the ribbon Feature Layer will appear but that is default behavior.</P><UL><LI>Revit file</LI></UL><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_5-1654857972358.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43200i52B3F50405CB69D7/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_5-1654857972358.png" alt="Stefan_Thorn_5-1654857972358.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_5-1654857972358.png</span></span></P><UL><LI>Discipline/Feature Dataset<BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_6-1654858029033.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43202i439011496B20D4AC/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_6-1654858029033.png" alt="Stefan_Thorn_6-1654858029033.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_6-1654858029033.png</span></span></LI><LI>Category/Feature Class<UL><LI>i. Now also the Tab ‘Feature Layer’ will appear but can be ignored.<BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stefan_Thorn_7-1654858047879.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/43203iA5B7D562067AD948/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Stefan_Thorn_7-1654858047879.png" alt="Stefan_Thorn_7-1654858047879.png" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stefan_Thorn_7-1654858047879.png</span></span></LI></UL></LI></UL><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Success!&nbsp;</P> Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:13:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/tip-customize-the-ribbon-to-apply-transparency-on/m-p/1181801#M56070 Stefan_Thorn 2022-06-10T11:13:22Z