Creating Profile Features

You can create a profile feature. A profile feature is made of a set of curves.

When an output profile is created, its geometry is automatically removed from the sketch's 3D result. In other words, output profiles are made available and updated independently from the sketch within the work area.

You can use profile features for creating Part Design or Generative Shape Design features.

Before you begin: Create a 3D shape and sketch the required geometry on it.
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About Profile Features
  1. From the Sketch section of the action bar, click Profile Feature .
    The Profile Definition dialog box appears. The name of the profile you are creating is displayed in the Name box.
  2. Select the required 2D elements.

    Tips:
    • You can also right-click the object and select Selected.x object > 3D Profile to create the 3D profile instantly.

    • To remove elements from the selection, right-click the element and select Delete.

    The geometry you selected is displayed in the Input Geometry table, the resulting geometry, that is all geometrical elements that eventually are exposed in the work area, in the Output Geometry table.



  3. Optional: Under Check, select the required check boxes to validate the profile definition.

    If the selected elements are not connected, a warning message is displayed in the dialog box detecting an ambiguity you need to solve: the two selected circles are not connected and the Check connexity check box is selected.

  4. From the Color palette, assign the color to the profile feature.


  5. Click OK to confirm the creation.

    The parameters and options you defined for this profile are kept as default values for the next profile you will create later on.

    The output feature is displayed as Profile.x in the Outputs node in the tree.

  6. Create 3D features using Part Design or Generative Shape Design.


    The profile does not appear under the created 3D feature.