Autodesk CIVIL3D - CIVILDESIGNCOMP 2007 SLM CD Tutorials Manual page 288

For more information, see the AutoCAD Civil 3D Help topic Understanding the
Profile Object.
Display an existing ground profile in a profile view
1 Open drawing Profile-1.dwg, which is located in the
(page 819).
This drawing contains an existing ground surface, an alignment that
represents a road centerline, and a polyline that represents the centerline
of an intersecting road. You will use the rectangle in the northeast corner
of the site as a guide to create a profile view.
2 Click Home tab
Surface Profile
3 In the Create Profile From Surface dialog box, click Add.
NOTE For this exercise, the First Street alignment and the EG surface are the
only available selections, and are selected by default.
4 Click Draw in Profile View.
5 In the Create Profile View wizard, click Create Profile View.
6 In the drawing, click the lower left corner of the rectangular placeholder.
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Create Design panel
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tutorial drawings folder
Profile drop-down Create