# EEEK! Tweening opactiy and shape of a symbol

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**Created:** [July 26, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eeek-tweening-opactiy-and-shape-of-a-symbol/194838 "2006-07-26T17:17:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![MarcMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@MarcMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MarcMan)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eeek-tweening-opactiy-and-shape-of-a-symbol/194838/1 "2006-07-26T17:17:28Z")

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Hello folks. Being rather new at tweening in Flash… I can not, for the life of me, seem to make a simple wave shape (or simple wave graphic symbol) undulate or move fluidly **AND AT THE SAME TIME have/keep a 50% opacity**.

I can make the wave change **shape** between 2 key frames using the shape tween – BUT that will not allow me to set a 50% opacity of that shape… unless, of course, I change that shape to a graphic symbol.

Conversely I can change the opacity of a wave symbol using a motion tween between 2 key frames BUT then I lose the ability to change the shape. The two must be able to work together… BUT HOW? HEP HEP… Please hep me 🙂 Thanks. Marc