Add a Profile

Profile Structure Design

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.
  • 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.
  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

The function adds a similar and same-sized profile that you select from the model.