Add a Profile
Add a profile between selected points in the drawing. After selecting the profile but before selecting the points, you can select helper functions that allow you, for example to select the insertion line, define the profile offset to the selected points, or select the insertion direction. In addition to the visible lines, profiles have parent lines, the visibility of which is defined in the settings. You can use the ruler functions to assist in pointing the points of the profile.
- On the tab, in the Mechanical group, select Profile, and select Add profile.
- Select the profile type and the size of the profile from the list.
- Select Line parameters.
- Select auxiliary functions for adding the profile. Auxiliary Functions to Add Profiles
- Select a ruler function.
- Click the points for the profile.
- Select Confirm.
Note:
- Before clicking the points for the profile, you can still change the size of the profile by clicking the profile's cross section view in the drawing window.
- You can change the size or type of the profile, when you finish adding of the same profile, after confirm points by selecting Comfirm.
- You can add profiles by pointing two points if you select the Two point profile helper function.