Editing a profile

To edit a profile, thus automatically activating the corresponding profile environment, you can do any of the following:

Double-click on the profile
Select the profile and then select the corresponding 2D Profile or 3D Profile tab
Right-click on the profile and select Edit 2D Profile or Edit 3D Profile
Select the profile and start Insert Profile 2D or 3D

As soon as you perform one of the actions listed above, the program automatically switches from the Model tab to the corresponding Profile tab. In case of the 2D Profile environment is activated, the orientation of the view changes to "on Work Plane", increasing or decreasing the zoom magnification so that the entire profile fits exactly within the current display.

When a profile is edited, all the solids linked to the profile (parent as well as children) are rolled back to the very same state they were when the profile was created. As a result, it becomes possible to edit already positioned constraints or insert new ones using all the reference geometries that were active at the moment of profile creation.

Note
After the profile editing is done, on invoking the Rebuild command the model will be rebuild with the Profile mode still active. Hence, further editing of the profile can be performed after the rebuild has been executed. In such a case, only the Rebuild All or Rebuild Step by Step command will get you back to the Model mode.

To end the editing session and switch back to the Model mode you can do any of the following:

Double-click on an empty zone of the Graphics Area
Right-click on an empty area and select Switch to Model in the context menu
Select the Model tab
Select Insert Profile Switch to Model.

When you switch back to the model the original view will be restored (unless you have dynamically rotated the model).

Within the profile environment, you can edit an existing profile by adding, removing, or changing constraints, or by adding, deleting, or even substituting geometry within the profile itself.

To add entities to the profile, use the Add Entities command.
To remove/substitute entities, use the Remove/Substitute Entity command.

You can also perform some profile editing operations interactively.

To move lines, curves, and points, right-click on the entity you want to edit, select Modify Entities in the context menu and then move the entity. Note that the entity can only be moved as allowed by the constraints applied to the profile.

The program also provides several other commands for editing profiles:

To change a dimensional constraint by changing its drive dimension, use the Edit Dimension command (or select the dimension you want to modify and then choose Edit Dimension in the context menu.

When are changes to profiles used in solids/features actually applied to the solids?

Any editing actions performed on a profile which was used in the creation of a solid or a feature will be automatically applied to the solid only when you deactivate the Profile editing environment in one of the ways listed above (unless you explicitly Rebuild the solid while the Profile environment is still active).

Related Topics

Profiles

How to create a profile

Rules for building a profile

e-Learning on Profiles