When dimensioning a profile, you can use the Form Only option in the Line Profile dialog box (Insert | Dimension | Profile | Line) to tell PC-DMIS to only determine if a particular profile matches the same form as its nominal. This option ignores whether the location of the profile is outside of acceptable tolerances.
For a Form Only dimension, pay attention to the measured values in the generated dimension.
PC-DMIS 2009 and later support the Form Only Profile of a Line when the considered feature is a constructed curve based on a linear scan. The theoretical points are projected onto the theoretical curve to determine what theoretical points and vectors to use in the profile calculation. Curves can also be used in the FCF per unit length profile of a Line.