The Profile View allows you to look at your drone data from another point of view, which is helpful when analyzing elevations in your projects. It is even possible to include multiple Timesteps in the same Profile View to monitor the project progress over time. This article explains how to navigate within the Profile View, summarizes its features, and shows you how to compare datasets across different points in time.
Overview
- Navigating the Profile View
- Profile View Features
- Dynamic Elevation Values
- Compare Timestep Profiles
- Tips and Tricks
Navigating the Profile View
Navigating around in the Profile View can be done with the mouse.
| Navigation | Mouse |
|---|---|
| Panning | Hold left-click anywhere on the Image Terrain and move your mouse in any direction. The profile follows your mouse cursor. |
| Zoom in | Scroll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in. You zoom to the position of your mouse cursor. |
| Zoom out | Scroll the mouse wheel backward to zoom out. |
| Zoom window | Press and hold the mouse wheel and drag your mouse in any direction to create a rectangular zoom range. Release the mouse wheel to zoom in on the selected range in the Profile View. |
| Overview | Click the mouse wheel once to zoom out to the full extent of the Profile View. |
| Fly to | Right-click on the profile line in the Profile View to pan to that current extent of the profile line in the Viewport. |
Profile View Features
| Feature | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| - | Dropdown menu | Dropdown menu allows you to select the profile to be displayed. Profiles are listed in alphabetical order. You can also select a profile through the Viewport or in the Project View. |
  | Previous / Next | Use the arrows to go to the previous (left arrow) or the next (right arrow) profile in the dropdown list. You can also use the left and right arrows on the keyboard to do this. |
 | Overview | Use the Overview button to go back to the full extent of the profile in the Profile View after zooming and/or navigating in that view. Also available by clicking on the mouse wheel. |
 | Fly to | Click on the "fly to" button to display the current extent of the profile in the Viewport. Also available by right-clicking. |
 | Follow | Enabling "follow" creates a connection between the Profile View and the Viewport. The navigation in the Profile View is automatically reflected on the camera's position in the Viewport. This is a one-way connection from the Profile View to the Viewport. |
 | Copy Profile | Use this function to copy a screenshot of the Profile View to the clipboard. |
| - | Add Timestep | Use this function to select an additional Timestep to display in the Profile View. This button only appears when the project contains other timesteps, which are not already shown in the Profile View. |
Dynamic Elevation Values
Move your mouse over a Profile Line in the Profile View to see an interactive vertical cursor that dynamically shows a elevation values along a visible profile line. An additional vertical line also appears in the Viewport over your profile line on the terrain, mirroring where your cursor is in the Profile View, giving you both the elevation value and a visual representation of where the value is located on the terrain.
Compare Timestep Profiles
When you add Timesteps to you Profile View, you can compare drone datasets over time. For example, the image below shows three separate drone datasets at different times for a coastal rock wall design. You can compare timesteps to track the build progress of the rock wall across dates.
Tips and Tricks
- The Profile View opens after drawing a profile or converting a polyline to a profile.
- You can force the Profile View to be displayed by selecting a profile and clicking on Show Profile in the TOOLS tab.
- It is also possible to open the Profile View by clicking on the profile icon in the Status Bar.
- The Profile View uses by default 1/3 of your screen.
- You can reduce or extend the part of the screen dedicated to the Profile View.
- Drag the border between the Viewport and the Profile View with your mouse to modify the distribution of the screen.