Hi,

The composite nodes do not support effects at this time. We will see if we can extend the effects for the next release, but even if we do, it will come with various restrictions. For example, it might not be possible to determine the outline of an arbitrary composite node, in which case the effects will not render properly. Another example is the Aero effect, which appears to be particularly challenging to implement for composite nodes.

I will update this post when I have some results.

Regards,
Meppy

Hi,

We have made some improvements to the control in order to enable effects on composite nodes. Check your personal messages for a download link of the new version.

In order to enable node effects on a composite node, you need to explicitly mark a single Shape or Border component inside this node's component hierarchy (usually the root) as the target of the effect. To do this set the IsOutline property of the component in question to true. You can also do this in the XML definition of the component hierarchy:

<Border IsOutline="True" /> 

If more than one components are marked as the effect target, only the first component will receive the effect. Check the attached images for a preview of a composite node without effects and with effects applied to different components inside the node.

Regarding node opacity - you can achieve this by specifying semitransparent background brushes for the node components. The last image illustrates this by reducing the opacity of the border and shape components by half.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Meppy