The main purpose of a profile is to show surface elevations along a horizontal alignment.
Use profiles to visualize the terrain along a route of interest or across a particular region.
Topics in this section
- Understanding Profiles
There are several types of profiles: surface profiles, layout profiles, superimposed profiles, quick profiles, and corridor profiles.
- Settings for Profiles and Profile Views
You can review and edit the default style and name format settings for profiles and profile views. You can also review and edit default settings for profile and profile view commands.
- Styles and Display of Profiles and Profile Views
Styles control the way a profile and profile view are displayed in a drawing. Profiles have label styles that control the appearance and behavior of their labels in a drawing.
- Properties of Profiles and Profile Views
Several aspects of profile data and display are controlled by properties.
- Criteria-Based Profile Design
Use the criteria-based design feature to apply agency-specific standards to a profile.
- Creating Profiles
Using profiles, you can view changes in elevation along a horizontal alignment.
- Adding Tangents and Curves to a Layout Profile
You can add fixed, floating, or free tangents and curves to a layout profile.
- Editing Layout Profiles
Use the profile layout tools to edit curves, tangents, and points of vertical intersection (PVIs) on layout profiles.
- Working with Profile Views
Use the profile view grid to display one or more profiles for a horizontal alignment.
- Working with Projected Objects in Profile Views
Visualize the location of an object in relation to a surface profile or section.
- Profile Command Reference
Use commands for quick access to profile functionality.