Dimensioning Surface Profile Using the Pointcloud Surface COLORMAP

You can use a Pointcloud Surface COLORMAP to create a Dimension Surface Profile.

Example of a Dimension Surface Profile created using a Pointcloud Surface COLORMAP

To create the Dimension Surface Profile for legacy dimensions:

Make sure you have the Use Legacy Dimensions option selected (Insert | Dimension | Use Legacy Dimensions).
Click the Profile Surface Dimension option from the Dimension toolbar (View | Toolbars | Dimension), or select it from the menu (Insert | Dimension | Profile | Surface). The Surface Profile dialog box opens.

Surface Profile legacy dialog box for Pointcloud Surface COLORMAP

For details on creating a legacy Surface Profile, see "To Dimension a Feature Using the Surface Profile Option" in the "Using Legacy Dimensions" chapter of the PC-DMIS Core documentation.

To create the Dimension Surface Profile for XactMeasure dimensions:

Make sure the Use Legacy Dimensions option is NOT selected (Insert | Dimension | Use Legacy Dimensions).
Click the Profile Surface Dimension option from the Dimension toolbar (View | Toolbars | Dimension), or select it from the menu (Insert | Dimension | Profile | Surface). The XactMeasure GD&T - Surface Profile Dimension dialog box opens.

XactMeasure GD&T - Surface Profile Dimension dialog box for Pointcloud Surface COLORMAP