Parabuild manual

These are all the different section shapes that can be used to draw profiles :

Select Profile

Selecting any of the above will bring up the following Select profile dialog.

The top of this dialog lists the profile Groups, which correspond with the icon bar.

The left side column lists the Types contained within the specified group - the radio button, when activated, will display the Value tables of the various profiles of the specified type.

There are options to add to, or edit the library. See Editing the Profile Library

Morph 2 Sections

With the Two sections checkbox checked, you may Morph 2 Profiles

Profile Properties

Below the profile section you may enter 4 properties that the new profiles will receive. To avoid typing these values each time, they may be entered as standards by using the Parabuild settings > Global tab

Add new profiles to a macro

These settings are relevant if you wish to add the new profiles to a macro. This is useful if you wish that the profile makes itself dependent on the model line with which it was drawn. If the model line changes, the profile will modify automatically. It is the macro that keeps the link between the line and the profile intact.

Draw Profile

Profiles may be drawn on a model line or freehand - See Drawing Profiles

Morph 2 Profiles

In the profile selection window, you must enable the setting Two sections

You begin by drawing the profile the normal way - once the selected profile has been drawn, the Profile placement dialog will re-appear enabling you to enter the second profile - the morphed profile will be drawn.

A prerequisite for this function is that the two sections have the same number of segments. Otherwise, a logical sequence cannot be created; The transition is being made from segment to segment (a segment is a section of straight line or curve section of a PolyLine)