Profiling machinesteps use XML for the profile definition. If profile machine steps are used, a Profile tab will be provided so that you can switch between Plan View and Profile View.

On opening the provided qid file, you will see the following door...

 

Door Profiling Sample

Use the Breadcrumbs Bar to locate the part New_Section, as shown, then...

• change from Plan View to Machining View using the View Shortcuts (bottom right);
• an extra Profile tab will be made available;
  • The extra Profile tab is only present if the machining for this part uses profiles.
  • If you do not use profile machine steps anywhere, the tab will not appear.

This allows you to use the tabs to switch back and forth between Plan View and Profile View.

Grid and Coordinates

A Grid can also be enabled by ticking the checkbox on the View command ribbon. It is available in every view and is quite useful in particular in Profile View.

As you zoom in, the grid redraws to provide an appropriate resolution for current scale. For convenience, the “Model” XY coordinates on the status line can be used to examine the profile XML.

In the following example, the Model coordinates of the top left red point of the V cutter shown below is X: 87mm and Y: 5mm.

 

 

If you click on it, then move the mouse to the next point just below and to the right, you can see both the Model coordinates and the Delta offset from the clicked-on point.

• The following example shows that you have moved 4mm (= 4 grid squares) to the right, and 3mm down to get to that second red dot.
• This can be helpful for setting up and debugging profile XMLs and multi-tool overlaps.