BimProfiles – BricsCAD Help Center

Opens the profiles library in the current project and the referenced library.

Accessing the Command

command bar: bimprofiles

Bim Libraries panel: Profiles Toolbar |

: BimProfiles

Displays a dialog box:

Select a profile in the In project or In library list to edit its properties.

Drag and drop profiles to copy them from the Library to the Project and vice versa.

Command Options

	Description
Filters	Allows to filter the profiles list by Type , Standard , Shape and Name .
	The Type options are: All , Generic , Structural Concrete , Structural Steel .
	The Standard options are: All , AISC (Americal Institute of Steel Consctruction), BS (British Steel), EURO (European standard steel profiles), User Defined.
	The Shape * options are: All , Circle Hollow , I Shape , L Shape , Rectangle , Rectangle Hollow , T Shape , U Shape Depending on the selected Standard* some Shape options are not available.
	The Name options depend on the selected Type , Standard and Shape option. E.g. available options for Structural Steel / AISC / I Shape are: HP, M, S, W.
Tools
	Creates a new profile. Type: Select a type. Name: Type a name Size: Indicate the size of the profile. Shape: Do one of the following: Select a shape. Fill out the properties grid for the selected profile: Click the Pick Profile in Model button. Prompts you: Pick a profile - the Profiles dialog box temporarily closes to let you select a closed 2D entity or the boundary entities of an enclosed area. Optionally, click the buttons at the bottom of the profile preview to rotate or mirror the profile.
	Deletes the selected profile
	Select a profile, then right click to display the context menu: New Profile: Creates a new profile. Duplicate: Creates a new profile as a duplicate of the selected profile. Delete: Deletes the selected profile. Copy to Project: Copies the selected profile to the Project library.