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White or Black Box Around Cursor

Last updated: apr 11, 20261 min read.

SketchUp supports real-time 3D drawing, you must make sure your display settings are optimized for 3D. If you see a white or black outline around your cursor in SketchUp, you can usually fix this by increasing the color quality for your display.

PC

  1. Open the Start menu.

  2. Click Control Panel.

  3. Click Appearance and Themes.

  4. Under Pick a task , click Change the screen resolution .

  5. The Display Properties dialog box opens with the Settings tab selected.

  6. In the Color quality box, select Highest (32 bit) .

  7. Click OK .

  8. Restart SketchUp.

Mac

  1. Open System Preferences .

  2. In the Hardware section, click Displays .

  3. In the Color box, select Millions .

  4. Restart SketchUp.