# SHADEDGE System Variable [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [S](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/S/(S).md) ## Function Description: The SHADEDGE system variable is used to control the shading of edges. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Drawing | | Initial value | 3 | | Range | 0,1 ,2,3 | ## System Variable Value: **0:** shade faces but do not highlight edges **1:** shade faces and draw edges by background color **2:** do not hatch faces but draw edges by object color **3:**shade faces by object color and draw edges by background color --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/S/SHADEDGE%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/System%20Variables/S/SHADEDGE%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/S/SHADEDGE%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/System%20Variables/S/SHADEDGE%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/S/SHADEDGE%20System%20Variable.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/S/SHADEDGE%20System%20Variable.md)