EdgeForm

EdgeForm[g]

is a graphics directive that specifies that edges of polygons and other filled graphics objects are to be drawn using the graphics directive or list of directives g.

Details

  • EdgeForm[] draws no edges.
  • EdgeForm works in both 2D and 3D.
  • Color, opacity, thickness, and dashing directives can be used in EdgeForm.
  • JoinForm can be used to specify how edge segments are joined.
  • EdgeForm applies to Polygon, Disk and Rectangle objects.
  • EdgeForm does not affect the rendering of Line objects.
  • In Graphics, the default is to draw no edges.
  • In Graphics3D, the default is to draw edges around every polygon.
  • No lines are ever drawn at edges formed by one polygon intersecting another.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

Specify the style of edges and faces:

Scope  (5)

Directive Specification  (4)

Edges with different thickness:

Edges with different dashing:

Edges with different color:

Edges with several styles changed:

Primitives Affected  (1)

Affected primitives:

Wolfram Research (1988), EdgeForm, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EdgeForm.html (updated 2008).

Text

Wolfram Research (1988), EdgeForm, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EdgeForm.html (updated 2008).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1988. "EdgeForm." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2008. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EdgeForm.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1988). EdgeForm. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EdgeForm.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_edgeform, author="Wolfram Research", title="{EdgeForm}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EdgeForm.html}", note=[Accessed: 21-December-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_edgeform, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={EdgeForm}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EdgeForm.html}, note=[Accessed: 21-December-2024 ]}