Creating Profiles

Click Profile in the Profile toolbar.

Click anywhere in the geometry area to locate the first point of the profile, or if you know where this point must be located, use the Sketch Tools toolbar which now displays value fields for defining the point coordinates.

These value fields are:

H: horizontal
V: vertical

In addition to value fields, the Sketch Tools toolbar displays three profile creation options (see More about the Profile Command). Keep the default option: Line .

For the purposes of our scenario, in the Sketch Tools toolbar enter the first point coordinates: H=30mm, V=40mm and press Enter. The first point is created.

Repeat the operation for the end point coordinates: H=70mm, V=40mm.

The line appears as shown here, with the constraints corresponding to the line. These dimensional constraints are created because Dimensional Constraints is on in the Sketch tools toolbar.

Tip: Note that at this step, you could also enter length L and angle A values.

Select Tangent Arc in the Sketch Tools toolbar. A rubber banding arc follows the cursor, showing the tangent arc to be created. You still can use value fields to define coordinates. These value fields are:

H: horizontal
V: vertical
R: angle

Click where you want to create the arc end point. The default mode is back to Line in the Sketch Tools toolbar.

Start drawing two other lines and click on the first point you created at the beginning of the scenario to close the profile. The profile results as shown here:

Tip: Constraints are assigned to this profile on the condition that:

You activated Dimensional Constraints in the Sketch tools toolbar before starting the scenario.
You entered coordinate values in the fields (you did not create the profile just by clicking).