Transparent effect

hi can anyone show me how to apply transparent effect to 3d object/simple object like glass in illustrator cs4 plz

As you can see:
Individual surfaces do interact transparently; even inside and outside surfaces of the same path.
Mapped Symbol is opaque and interacts correctly with the translucent surfaces. (Symbol can be made to assume transparency of the surface to which it's mapped by turning on Shade Artwork.)
Different transparency can be applied to separate paths within the same Revolved Group, and/or to individual Strokes and Fills of the same path. (Rendering aberations are likely, depending upon geometry.)
It is not necessary to expand, ungroup, etc., etc. (The Revolve object below is still completely live and rotateable.)
In other words, Opacity can be applied at the Appearance level or the object level, either before applying the 3D Effect or after.
Also, Draw Hidden Faces is turned off in the drawing below. (Faces are not hidden if they are visible through a translucent surface.)
Making something "look like glass" however, involves more than just applying Illustrator's 3D Effect to translucent paths (and can be rendered with or without 3D Effect; and with or without transparency effects). Convincing glass rendering is like convincing rendering of any other shiny surface: It involves judicious drawing of highlights and reflections, not just one-click, instant-gratification effects.
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