About fading a raster image

When viewing both the raster and vector files at once (see raster and vector view options for further details) it may be hard to clearly view the vector elements.

You can “fade” the raster image so that it is easier to see superimposed vectors.

A raster image which is not faded

A faded raster image

How to fade a raster image

To toggle raster fading do either of the following:

Press Shift+F.

Select View Menu > View Raster Faded.

You may also wish to view vectors by their color may also make the vectors easier to view when superimposed over raster images.