To Use the Profile Toolset Transparent Command

1. Click Home tab Create Design panel Profile drop-down Profile Creation Tools Find.
2. Click the profile view in which to draw the layout profile.
3. Use the Create Profile - Draw New dialog box to specify profile creation options and click OK.
   Note: You can also use the Profile Toolset transparent commands when editing a profile. To edit a profile, select the profile in the drawing and then click Profile tab Modify Profile panel Geometry Editor Find.
4. Select the command you want to use in the Profile Layout Tools dialog box, for example, Draw Tangents With Curves.
5. Click Transparent Profile panel Profile Toolset Find to display the Profile Toolset contextual ribbon tab.
   

   The viewport configuration is changed to display two viewports, one showing the plan view and the other showing the profile view.

6. You are first prompted to specify a station along the baseline. You can click in either the plan or the profile viewport to specify the station.
   Tip: You can also turn on station tracking by using the Station Tracker ribbon options.
7. After specifying a station, you are prompted to specify an elevation. You can click in the profile viewport to specify the elevation or you can enter an elevation in the Elevation field on the Profile Toolset ribbon.

   The point is then selected in the profile view and the fields in the Profile Toolset ribbon are reset with blank values.

8. You can then specify the next points, optionally using the Profile Toolset options to define the location of each profile PVI:
   • Specify a station and either an elevation or a grade
   • Specify a length and a grade
   • Specify an elevation and a grade

   The profile entities are drawn using the input you provide.