Copy a layout profile or a static surface profile. Use the copy to create a profile or replace an existing one.
Profile copying operations allow you to create a profile that is based on another. For example, you can create an offset profile for a road edge or ditch that is a specific elevation below the road centerline. In this case, you can copy the centerline profile, then change the elevation of the copy to create the offset profile.
After copying a profile, you can raise or lower the copy to create an initial line for a related profile. For example, to place a ditch five feet lower than a centerline, copy the centerline profile and lower the copy five feet to create a ditch profile.
Tutorial Exercise: Copying a Profile and Offsetting it Vertically
Troubleshooting a Copied Profile
When you try copying a profile, you may receive the following error message:
Station xx+xx: Either outside of alignment limits, or within gap created by a station equation.
To resolve this issue, create a profile that extends beyond the station limits of the defined parent alignment. You will not be able to copy a selected station range of PVIs if you select a start or end station that is outside the limits of the parent horizontal alignment. Instead, copy the entire profile and then remove the unwanted PVIs manually.
- Click the profile you want to copy.
- Click Profile tab
Modify Profile panelGeometry Editor 
. - In the Profile Layout Tools dialog box, click
Copy Profile. - In the Copy Profile Data Dialog Box, check the data displayed in the Source Profile Information area to ensure that this is the correct profile to copy.
- Click the PVI range you want to copy: either All PVIs or those within a range of stations.
- If you clicked Station Range, specify the start and end stations.
- In the Destination Profile Options area, specify what to do with the copy of the profile: either Create New Profile or Overwrite Existing Profile.
- If you clicked Overwrite Existing Profile, select the profile to overwrite.
- To overwrite all properties of the existing profile, select Overwrite All Properties.
- Click OK to create the copy of the profile. The copy is initially named according to the naming template, like any new profile. You can change the name. The copy is displayed in the current profile view, superimposed on its source profile. It also appears in the Toolspace Prospector tab, in the list of profiles for the parent alignment.