Profile definition

In the Define Profile dialog box, you can define how the profile section is displayed (pen, line color, text height and width)
Please note that the settings you have made for pen, line and/or color are not used when you are working with layers and you have selected the Match from layer... setting on the Format Definition tab of the Select, Set Layers tool. In this case, Allplan uses the settings on the Format toolbar, which cannot be changed.

Enter values in the boxes on the left and at the bottom to set values and offsets for the border of the profile in [mm].

You can specify how the reference height is displayed. You can set a pen, color, text height, text width, offset to the profile reference line and number of trailing zeroes.

A Height

B Station

C Reference height

You can specify how the text labels are displayed. You can set a pen, color, text height, text width, offset to the profile reference line and number of trailing zeroes.

A Height

B Station

C Text labels

You can specify how station labels on the profile line points are displayed. In a longitudinal profile, the values of the intersected element’s stations are used. In a transverse profile, the offset length on the left and right are relative to the profile axis.
You can set a pen, color, text height, text width, offset to the profile reference line and number of trailing zeroes.

A Height

B Station

C Station texts

You can specify how the profile box is displayed. You can set a pen, line type and color.

A Height

B Station

C Border of the profile

You can specify how the profile axis is displayed. You can set a pen, line type and color.

This parameter is not available for longitudinal profiles.

You can specify how the profile line is displayed. You can set a pen, line type and color. You can also create the profile line as a pattern line - for example, to display terrain hatching.

A Height

B Station

C Profile line

You can specify how the vertical reference line between the profile point and its associated text/label is displayed. You can set a pen, line type and color. You can also enable additional parameters:

Splay When this option is enabled, the text fields are arranged in such a manner that they do not overlap. The height lines are skewed to accommodate the fields.

with Splay
	A Height B Station
without Splay
	A Height B Station

Terrain, Height Zone, Station Zone: Specify in which zones the height lines are to be displayed.

A Height

B Station

C Profile zone

D Height Zone

E Station Zone

F Height Lines

For more information on the heading and names for the height fields in the profile section, see Labeling the profile section.