# Dimension lines in white, not black **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp for iPad\ **Created:** [May 2, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dimension-lines-in-white-not-black/197441 "2022-05-02T15:39:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tripmorris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9e8a1a/32.png) [@tripmorris](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tripmorris)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dimension-lines-in-white-not-black/197441/1 "2022-05-02T15:39:20Z")
Hi, I posted this as a question on Friday’s (4/29/2022) webinar. My dimension lines in this model show up in white, but the rest of my models they’re black. Feel like I’m missing something pretty basic, but I can’t find anywhere to change it. Thanks in advance, shout out to the iPad team, it’s awesome! [Garage Mud Room 2.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/wnnP0dvcfThYUk4pamlhN4reqzI.skp) (75.6 KB) ---
**Author:** ![dezmo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/dezmo/32/51058_2.png) [@dezmo](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/dezmo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dimension-lines-in-white-not-black/197441/2 "2022-05-02T15:50:14Z")
![colorbytag](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/8/e/8e6797038379876a1e245f96b4e46f9c25daa559.gif) ---
**Author:** ![MikeTadros](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/miketadros/32/49_2.png) [@MikeTadros](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MikeTadros)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dimension-lines-in-white-not-black/197441/3 "2022-05-02T16:02:15Z")
Yup. Color by Tag. @dezmo for the win! ---
**Author:** ![tripmorris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9e8a1a/32.png) [@tripmorris](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tripmorris)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dimension-lines-in-white-not-black/197441/4 "2022-05-02T17:59:48Z")
Thank you! As (fairly) new user I had no idea that was there or how I could turned that on to begin with. Thanks again for the quick response. Lloyd ---
**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dimension-lines-in-white-not-black/197441/5 "2022-05-02T18:48:18Z")
The default color of white for untagged strikes me as pretty useless unless you use a dark background. I usually change it to something else. ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dimension-lines-in-white-not-black/197441/6 "2022-05-03T00:55:42Z")
Couldn’t agree more @slbaumgartner , in fact I don’t see why guides should change colour at all when using color by tag as it effectively renders them useless when used within a tag. They take on the same color as the geometry and become invisible. ---
**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dimension-lines-in-white-not-black/197441/7 "2022-05-03T00:58:43Z")
Furthermore, with edges, their default behavior (all colored the same) overrides color by tag. Why don’t dimensions and guides behave the same way? ---
**Author:** ![tenSUser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/tensuser/32/136035_2.png) [@tenSUser](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tenSUser)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dimension-lines-in-white-not-black/197441/8 "2022-05-03T01:15:22Z")
This bug/feature was discussed previously here [https://forums.sketchup.com/t/guidelines-in-colour-by-tag-mode-pro-2022/193809](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/guidelines-in-colour-by-tag-mode-pro-2022/193809) and here. [https://forums.sketchup.com/t/color-by-tag-guides-disappear/153569](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/color-by-tag-guides-disappear/153569)