Draw Profile
Icon | Description | Hot Key |
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Start Profile Editing Tool | Alt+S | |
Move Profile | ||
Rotate Profile Area | X or ← → | |
Expant Profile Area | ||
Move up Profile | ↑ | |
Move down Profile | ↓ |
Profile Tool
Description: Used to create a profile view of a certain area when select an area in the main window or TIN window.
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Move Profile
Description: When the move profile tool is activated, move the mouse to the profile area and drag it. The profile area can be moved with the mouse. If the mouse drag outside the profile area, it will not be moved with the mouse.
Rotate
Description: Support to rotate the profile area based on the angle that users enter in the rotate settings window. Click the triangle next to the icon and click the rotate settings button, the rotate settings window will popup.
Expand
Description: Used to expand the width of profile area by the entered number. If the entered number is negative, the profile area will be reduced.
Move Up the Profile
Description: Used to move up the current profile to create a new profile with the same size and right above the current profile.
Move Down the Profile
Description: Used to move down the current profile to create a new profile with the same size and right below the current profile. Click the triangle next to the icon and click the step length settings button, the step length settings window will popup. If the checkbox in front of the step length tag is checked, the step length will be fixed as 1.5 times step length and cannot be changed. If the checkbox is unchecked, users can change the step length based on their needs.