Advanced Profile Example

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This example follows through the steps needed to create this profile:

To create an advanced profile

1. Select the Profile Tool (Geometry menu) command. The dialog box is now displayed. If it is not the Advanced dialog, click on the Advanced >> button.

2. Set these parameters:

3. Click on OK.

 The graphics screen now shows this:

 You must now select which parts of these entities to keep for the blending process.

4. Select the portion of the line to keep:

5. Select the arc to keep:

 This results in this shape:

 The screen is now updated and you are returned to the dialog box.

6. Now set these parameters:

7. Click on OK. You are now prompted to digitise the end point of the line.

8. Select which of the two possible positions you want to use to place the line:

 This results in this profile so far:

9. Now select Escape . The dialog box is again displayed.

10. Enter a Blend Radius of 5.

11. Click on OK.

12. Use the right hand mouse button to select the bottom line entity:

 You should now be able to snap to the end of this line.

13. Use the left hand mouse button to snap the new line to the end of the first line, completing the profile:

 The two new corners are both blended with a radius of 5:

14. Perform a finish.