INTRODUCTION
A profile plot is the 2D counterpart to an elevated surface: a projection away from a 1D part based on the value of a
variable. Profile plots can be created on any 1D part: clip lines, contours, particle traces, or model parts consisting
of 1D elements.
BASIC OPERATION
For each node of the parent part, the corresponding node on the profile curve is determined by adding the value of
the Offset to the selected variable and then multiplying the sum by the Scale Factor. The projectors of the profile are
the lines that connect the nodes of the parent part to the nodes of the profile curve. The Plane tool is used to specify
the orientation and direction of the projectors. The projectors are created parallel to the Plane tool projecting away
from the center of the Plane tool (at least where the value of the selected variable plus the Offset is positive).
Although the parent part of a profile plot must be 1D, the nodes that make up the part do not have to be linear. For
curved parents, the projectors of the resulting profile plot are still parallel, but they do not all lie in the same plane.
SEE ALSO
User Manual: Profile Create/Update
1. Select the parent part.
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