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Profile3D
The 3D Profile command activates the
3D Profile environment, in which you can create and edit three-dimensional profiles.
(Click here to know about the various entities you can create in the
3D Profile environment.)
The 3D profiles can be very useful for creating the tubing path to be used by the Tubing functionality and for creating cooling network in mold design. Moreover, they can also be used for surface/curve creation and modification (if applicable).
The 3D Profile environment can also be activated by selecting:
As soon the command starts, the program automatically switches from the Model tab to the
3D Profile tab displayed under the Graphics Area. The currently active profile environment is highlighted by the display of the 
icon on the top-right corner of the Graphics Area.
When the 3D Profile environment is active, you can immediately start drawing the profile using any of the program's commands that allow creating and editing straight line geometrical entities. Those commands that allow creating and editing curved geometrical entities will not be active.
You can start the 3D Profile command with preselection of static straight line entities. In this case, the command starts the 3D Profile environment and also converts the selected static entities to a 3D Profile. In case you try to perform this step with preselection of curved entities, a warning will be displayed informing that the conversion of the entity into profile is not possible.
Click here to know how to end the creation/editing session and switch back to the model.
