topic Re: Profile manager tool in Documentation

Profile manager tool

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:29:03 GMT

Hi there, I'm using the profile manager tools. I don't know how to remove the rectangular inside the shape. I'm going to have a rectangular hole in the middle of the shape.

Operating system used: Mac Apple Silicon

Re: Profile manager tool

Barry Kelly — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 03:13:39 GMT

If it is part of a profile, open it in the profile editor, select it and delete.

Then re-save the profile.

Barry.

Re: Profile manager tool

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:29:35 GMT

Thanks for your response, Barry. I'm unable to create a hole. When I delete it, the shape is completely removed.

Re: Profile manager tool

Barry Kelly — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 03:35:53 GMT

Ah you do want to create a hole.

I thought you wanted to get rid of it.

Open the profile in the profile manager.

It is just a polygon fill so use the pet palette option to cut a hole (remove an area) of the fill.

Barry.

Re: Profile manager tool

Lingwisyer — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 03:39:08 GMT

Select your grey shape, which is a Fill. Click on a node, swap to subtraction mode, then magic wand the rectangle.

Re: Profile manager tool

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 03:49:10 GMT

Barry Could you please send me some resources that explain how to use the Profile Manager tool? I didn't see the minus option.

Re: Profile manager tool

Barry Kelly — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 03:59:29 GMT

As Ling explained, it is just a fill.

So you edit it like you would any other fill in your plan.

It has nothing to do with the fact that the fill is in the profile manager.

Barry.

Re: Profile manager tool

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:01:00 GMT

Thanks. I'm trying to figure this out but It's not working.

Re: Profile manager tool

Barry Kelly — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:08:42 GMT

See my image.

Select the fill, left click on the perimeter and the pet palette will appear.

Choose the remove are option and now draw the area you want to remove.

Barry.

Re: Profile manager tool

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:08:54 GMT

"I'm also trying to create this shape. First, I use the polyline tool to create the entire shape and then I use the fill tool, but the whole shape turns grey. Now, I'm not sure how to make a hole in the middle of this shape." It's not removable.

Re: Profile manager tool

Barry Kelly — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 05:06:03 GMT

Draw a fill for the outer shape.

You seem to have done that OK.

Now draw polylines for the inner shape.

You could also just draw another fill - but more on that later.

Select the outer fill and use the pet palette option to remove an area.

Magic wand on the polylines.

Job done.

If you use another fill for the inner 'hole' then you still do the same thing.

It will create a hole in the outer fill, but you will still have the original inner fill that you need to select and delete.

Just don't select the hole and delete that, make sure you delete the original fill, not the hole you just created.

Barry.