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# Profile Tool

Left Click on the **Profile** tool button to begin creating a cross sectional view of your pointcloud.

![Profile Tool](/files/35r2qqelmYRNmGjW7S3p)

Then, while viewing your pointcloud in a top-down view, **left click** at the starting point of the profile/cross section. Move your mouse to the end point of the profile/cross section, and **left click** again.

Now that your start and end points have been specified, **move your mouse side-to-side** to specify the depth of the profile. **Left click** to set depth of profile

A **green bar will be displayed** at the top of the window:

![](/files/thfF6sD6GHHhoCmOWM5r)

Left click on the "[**+ Data View Right**](https://docs.phoenixlidar.com/lidarmill-desktop/user-interface/data-viewer#+-data-view-right)" or "[**+ Data View Down**](https://docs.phoenixlidar.com/lidarmill-desktop/user-interface/data-viewer#+-data-view-down)" button to create another viewing window to the side of the current viewing window, or below the current window.

![](/files/ri7frnykDLk2iyKOhBbb)

**Hover your mouse over the new window**, the green bar is displayed at the top of it:

![](/files/lKaJgbPg59ebwQ2YwBB5)

**Left click** within new view window to view profile. You can edit the color of the profile by left clicking on the profile color.

![](/files/zVptld4ZsyiLJX6CVJvp)

![](/files/UkmAvxVuQwbq8tA1BAkk)

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You can edit depth of the profile by inputting a new value within the "Depth" field:

![](/files/EYUxYzNxv0K8w83htmSp)

When [GCPs are uploaded](https://docs.phoenixlidar.com/lidarmill-desktop/post-processing/workflow-kk/uploading-files/ground-control-points-gcps) and [enabled within the project window](https://docs.phoenixlidar.com/lidarmill-desktop/user-interface/windows/project-management-window/ground-control), you can visualize them within the profile view.

Click the Measurement Triangle Tool to create a triangle with side measurements labeled using two mouse clicks within the profile view.

![](/files/EkrSEps4YG5prlyvQxxo)

![](/files/aAxTmKFbZOAnDKorDYUT)

Use the **+** and **-** Tool to move or **walk** your cross section to the left or right of the current location:

![](/files/jaFMtK2RDfiq7F73CVek)

![](/files/cgsjnvVnwY7hHrezo6W9)

To use the Target For Profile Tool ![](/files/abppNIge6NTcOMQrt2Rw) 

Open 2 Views, then enable Target for Profile Tool within view 2. Next, when you create a profile in view 1, it will show automatically in view 2 (without an additional click).