Add a Profile

General

• You can add a profile by selecting its cross-section from the profile library.
• You can add a profile with the same cross-section that is already in the model.
  • Add a Similar Profile.
• When adding profiles, it is recommended to add using control geometry, in which case e.g. modifying the dimensions of the profile structure is easy by modifying the control geometry.
• A profile can also be added by clicking the start and end point.

Add a profile in the library

1. Start adding a profile:
   • Vertex G4: Select the function Assembly | Add > Profile or
     • Select the contextual function: Add > Profile
   • Vertex G4 Plant: Select Assembly | Steel Structures | Profile or
     • Select the contextual function: Add > Profile
2. Select a profile cross section from the browser:
   • By using the context-sensitive function Select or
   • By double-clicking the cross-section.
   • Click the profile, drag it a little and release the mouse selection button.
3. Select the table ID determining the profile size from the list.
   • Or if the profile does not have a dimension table, enter the dimension in the dimension table that opens
4. Add item data for the profile. Adding Item Data
5. Click either a line or two points that determine the length of the profile.
   • For more details, see: Profile Adding Mode
   • Different ways to select the profile location: Profile Sweep Methods
6. Continue adding a similar profile.
7. If you want to change the profile you want to add:
   • Click the middle mouse button or
   • Press the V key. (V= Confirm).
   • Select the context-sensitive function: OK.
8. When you want to stop adding profiles:
   • Select another function or
   • Press the Esc key.

Add a similar profile that is already in the model