Understanding Profiles

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About Profiles
The main purpose of a profile is to show surface elevations along a horizontal alignment.
About Profile Views
Use the profile view grid to display one or more profiles for a horizontal alignment.
About the Profiles Collection (Prospector Tab)
Use the Profiles collection to access profiles in drawings.
About the Profile Views Collection (Prospector Tab)
Use the Profile Views collection to access profile views in drawings.
About the Profile Collection (Settings Tab)
Use the Profile collection on the Settings tree to manage profile settings, profile styles, profile label styles, and profile command settings.
About the Profile View Collection (Settings Tab)
Use the Profile View collection on the Settings tree to manage settings, styles, label styles, band styles, and command settings for profile views.
About Using AutoCAD Object Snaps With Profiles and Profile Views
The following Object Snap modes are supported with profiles and profile views:

Parent topic: Profiles