Edge Styles

Last updated: Apr 30, 2026•2 min read.

Edge styles add a different look to the edges in your model. When editing a style, SketchUp provides several options that can change how edges look in your model.

The following options are available under Edge Settings in the Styles panel:

Option	Example	Good to Know
Edges		Toggles the display of edges in your model. The example shows edges toggled on (selected).
Back Edges		Displays edges obscured by other edges in your model. Obscured edges appear as dashed lines. When selected, this setting disables the X-Ray face style.
Profiles		When selected, this option emphasizes the outlines of major shapes in your model. You can choose a thickness, in pixels, for the profile lines.
Depth Cue		When selected, this option emphasizes foreground lines over background lines. Enter a foreground line thickness in pixels.
Extension		Extends each line slightly past its endpoint for a hand-drawn appearance. This style does not affect inference behavior. Enter a length, in pixels, for the extension lines.
Endpoints		Adds additional line thickness at the endpoints of lines. Enter a length, in pixels, for the length of the emphasized endpoints.
Jitter		Renders each line multiple times at a slight offset, giving your model hand-drawn sketched appearance. This edge rendering style does not affect inference behavior.
Color: All Same		Displays all edges in the color defined in color swatch. This option does not actually change any edge color assignments you may have made, but preserves them if you choose to view them again.
Color: By Material		Displays edges with an assigned material color, such as those painted with a color.
Color: By Axis		Edges that aren't aligned with an axis are colored with the All Same color swatch. Also, an axis color doesn’t appear on hidden edges.