Make graph line transparent programmatically

Hi,
I would like to be able to make graph lines transparent from within LabVIEW. Is this possible? I can find property nodes for every other property, but I can't see the one which turns on the Transparent bit. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Ian
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Hi Ian,
By "graph lines" I assume you mean the plotted data? If so, then you could use the property node for "plot color", change it to write and then wire a color box constant set to transparent (T) to it.
-CC
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