This tutorial demonstrates how to create surface profiles and display them in a profile view.
A surface profile is extracted from a surface, and is often called an existing ground profile. It is displayed on a graph called a profile view. Each profile view is associated with a single horizontal alignment, but it can display multiple surfaces and offset profiles from that alignment. An offset profile displays surface elevations at a specified distance horizontally offset from the alignment. When you create a profile along the centerline of a horizontal alignment, AutoCAD Civil 3D can create one or more offset profiles automatically.
Surface profiles can be either static or dynamic. A static profile shows the elevations at the time it was created, but does not react to later changes in the alignment or surface. A dynamic profile automatically changes if the elevation changes along the horizontal alignment, so it remains current.
For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Creating Profiles.
Topics in this section
- Exercise 1: Creating and Displaying Surface Profiles with Offsets
In this exercise, you will create a surface profile from an existing surface.
- Exercise 2: Changing the Profile Style
In this exercise, you will change a profile style in two different ways.
- Exercise 3: Reviewing Surface Profile Characteristics
In this exercise, you will examine some of the information displayed in the profile and the profile view.