What is changing with Style Builder?Style Builder is no longer included when downloading SketchUp and will no longer be supported.
Note: Style Builder is no longer included when downloading SketchUp and will no longer be supported. For more information see End of Support — Style Builder.In Style Builder, you can set a few Preferences options:
Note: Style Builder is no longer included when downloading SketchUp and will no longer be supported. For more information see End of Support — Style Builder.In Style Builder’s Preview pane, the default model preview shows off your styles as you add strokes to each set in the Sets pane. This aspect of previewing happens automatically, with no extra effort on your part.
Note: Style Builder is no longer included when downloading SketchUp and will no longer be supported. For more information see End of Support — Style Builder.In Style Builder, you can adjust some of the same style settings and effects that you can add or edit to styles in SketchUp, including halos, extensions, profiles, and depth cue.
Note: Style Builder is no longer included when downloading SketchUp and will no longer be supported. For more information see End of Support — Style Builder.The Sets pane holds all the strokes for your sketchy edge style. The strokes you place here are the ones that become part of your .style file.
Note: Style Builder is no longer included when downloading SketchUp and will no longer be supported. For more information see End of Support — Style Builder.Style Builder includes a library of sample strokes, but the whole idea behind creating your own sketchy edge style is that you can use strokes that you’ve drawn yourself.
Note: Style Builder is no longer included when downloading SketchUp and will no longer be supported. For more information see End of Support — Style Builder.After you draw your strokes, Style Builder enables you to create your own sketchy edge style in three basic steps:
Note: Style Builder is no longer included when downloading SketchUp and will no longer be supported. For more information see End of Support — Style Builder.To draw strokes for a sketchy edge style, you create individual files of each stroke. Although you can save these files in a folder and import the folder, copying your strokes into a template and then importing the template into Style Builder is easier — and the more common method.
Note: Style Builder is no longer included when downloading SketchUp and will no longer be supported. For more information see End of Support — Style Builder.Style Builder works with .style files. Here’s a quick look at how Style Builder enables you to work with these files:
Note: Style Builder is no longer included when downloading SketchUp and will no longer be supported. For more information see End of Support — Style Builder.How is a sketchy edge style born? Compared to stars emerging from a nebula or a baby mammal barely able to open its eyes, the style-building process is pretty quick and easy. Your sketchy edges may even look out of this world or too cute for words.