Applies a profile to linear entities and linear solids.
Accessing the Command
Commandline: BIMAPPLYPROFILE
Quad: Model | Apply Profile
Ribbon: Home | Classify | Attach | Attach Profile
Toolbar: BIM Toolbar | BIM Structural
: BimApplyProfile
Prompts you in the command bar:
Select path(s): (Select a linear entity* or linear solid.)
Entities in set: 1
Select path(s): (Select more linear entities or linear solids or press Enter.)
Select profile [in Dialog] <in Dialog>: (Select a profile entity in the drawing or press Enter to display Profile dialog box.)
Apply profile? [Ok/Quarter turn/Rotate/Delete clippings] <Ok>: (Press Enter to apply the profile or choose an option.)
*Lines, polylines, arcs, circles, elliptical arcs and ellipses are accepted. Open and closed splines are accepted only if they have default tangents and are not self-intersecting.
Command Options
Option |
Description |
Select profile |
Allows to select a profile in the model; prompts you: Pick a profile - (Do one of the following):
|
In dialog |
Opens the Profiles dialog box. Select a profile, then click the OK button on the Profiles dialog box. |
OK |
Applies the profile to the selection. |
Quarter Turn |
Rotates the profile 90° counter clockwise. |
Rotate |
Allows to rotate the profile about a user defined angle; prompts you: Rotation angle <90> - (type a value). Positive values rotate the profile counter clockwise. |
Delete Clippings |
Removes all clippings from the selected linear solids. |
Procedures
Applying profile to linear solids
Applying profiles to an already existing line or solid
Using the MEP Modeling tools to draw and connect profiles
Using the MEP Modeling tools to alter profiles
Related Commands
BimAddEccentricity - Allows to control the relative position of the axis of a linear solid.
BimLinearSolid - Creates linear solids.
BimProfiles - Opens the profiles library in the current project and the referenced library.
BimFlowConnect - Creates a connection between flow segments, such as pipes or HVAC ducts.