Profiles

Menu: Analyze / Profiles

The Profiles tool generates longitudinal profile views along an alignment or between two selected points. The profile section is displayed in a secondary window, where points can be:
✔ Picked for virtual surveying
✔ Classified
✔ Deleted

This tool functions similarly to the Sections tool but does not require a width parameter since it focuses on a single linear profile cut rather than a cross-section.

1. Profile Creation Methods

By Alignment

• Uses an existing linear alignment from the database to define the profile path.

• Available alignments are listed in a drop-down menu.

• New alignments can be added using:

  • Pick Points Tool

  • Alignment Tool

By Points

• Creates a profile between two picked points in the point cloud.

• These points define the profile’s limits along a straight line.

2. Viewing and Navigating Profiles

Show

• Opens the secondary view, displaying the profile cut.

• The bounding box of the profile is visible in the main window.

• The profile follows the specified thickness and height along the selected path.

Right / Left

• Moves the secondary profile view to the right or left of the profile path.

• The step size is controlled by the Offset parameter.

3. Profile Customization Options

• Thickness & Height – Define the profile section’s bounding box dimensions.

• Offset – Sets the distance between profiles, determining the spacing for parallel profile views.