How do I make it appear as if there's an outline around the object, as if it's selected, but this being for appearance reasons

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Very much like this orange outline here, but I need this outer layer but purple and part of the actual model itself.

$\begingroup$ Apologies, it removed the image. Edit: Fixed!! $\endgroup$
– Googolplexia
Mar 26 at 18:35 — Googolplexia, Mar 26 at 18:35

Junior Pedrosa · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-26 19:31:08Z

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You can toggle "Freestyle mode" at the Render Properties.

answered Mar 26 at 19:31

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Hadriscus · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-28 12:27:29Z

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If you need it part of the model, you can use the famous "solidify outline" technique (tutorial).

It works with Cycles too, as long as you use the following logic for the outline material :

answered Mar 26 at 19:17

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$\begingroup$ How does that work? Can you share your sources? $\endgroup$
– Rich Sedman
Mar 26 at 21:36
$\begingroup$ Do you mean the "solidify outline" technique, or the light path trick pictured above ? Both work hand in hand, the former generates an inverted shell around the geometry and the latter allows the underlying mesh to render as if there was no shell around it. $\endgroup$
– Hadriscus
Mar 27 at 23:23
$\begingroup$ Primarily the “solidify outline”. It’s better if answers are self-contained or at least point to specific sources. $\endgroup$
– Rich Sedman
Mar 28 at 9:47
$\begingroup$ I see, apologies I'm pretty new to stackexchange. I added a link to a video tutorial to my answer. $\endgroup$
– Hadriscus
Mar 28 at 12:28

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