Drawing Profile Lines

A profile line defines the cross section or area that is displayed in the profile window. The line is made up of a start point, end point, and depth to define the area of the cross section. The points that are displayed in the profile window originate from the active LIDAR Layer. The points that are drawn in the profile window (meeting the intersection criteria described above) are 100% of the points in the LAS files referenced by the active LIDAR Layer.

Learn more about the Profile Window

Learn more about the active LIDAR Layer

How to Draw Profile Lines

1. On the Viewer Integration or QA/QC tab, click the Draw Profile Line tool .

2. Click at the location in the map to start the profile line. Or, to input an exact start coordinate, right-click and then enter the X and Y coordinates and press "Enter" (ArcGIS).

3. Move the mouse to the end location and click again to end the profile line.

Or, to input an exact end coordinate, right-click and then enter the X and Y coordinates and press "Enter" (ArcGIS).

4. Move the mouse perpendicular to the line to specify the depth or width of the profile line. Click at the desired depth to complete the profile line.

To input an exact depth, right-click and then enter the depth value and press "Enter". Alternatively, if a profile line has been drawn earlier and a width was defined for it, you can double-click after defining the end point on the line you are drawing now to use the same width as previously defined.