Profile Designer: Features Settings

The Profile Designer Features tab contains the Lines, Polygons, and Attributes tabs. Use the Features tab settings define the mapping between a real-world feature class and its corresponding profile feature class. The settings are stored in the profile feature class TB_PROFILE_DETAIL.

For example, you might select a detail such as “Pipe.” Its real-world feature class is WW_LINE. Its profile feature class is WW_LINE_PRO.

Profile Designer dialog box - Feature settings	Description
Profile Features	Defines the mapping of the profile features and the real world features. You can add as many mapping definitions as needed.
Detail Title	Specifies the name of the detail, such as Fitting, or Manhole.
Main Feature Class	Selects the real world feature class, such as WW_POINT. The list displays all non profile feature classes of the industry model.
Profile Feature Class	Selects the profile feature class, such as WW_POINT_PRO. The list displays all profile feature classes of the industry model. See also Profile Designer Feature Class Attributes .
Distance Attribute	Selects a distance attribute of the selected main feature class on which the profile distances are based.
Where Clause	Defines a WHERE Clause on the selected main feature class that is used as a filter when the corresponding profile feature is generated. For example, to only add network points of type fitting to the profile. Click Assistant to open the SQL Sheet, and click Validate to validate the WHERE clause.
Select Statement	Defines an SQL select statement on the geometry of the selected main feature class to filter profile features according to geometric relationship. For example, to only add points to the profile that are topologically associated with a section. Click Assistant to open the SQL Sheet, and click Validate to validate the WHERE clause.