Elevation Profile

The Elevation Profile tool generates an elevation profile graph along a user specified line. The tool has two components: the button to draw the profile line and the area where the profile graph will appear. To generate a profile graph, click the Elevation Profile button in the Map Tools area:

Click on the map to begin drawing the profile line. Continue clicking to define the vertexes of the line and then double-click to end the line. Optionally click and drag the mouse to create a free form line. A message will appear indicating that the graph is being drawn and then the Elevation Profile will display on the content panel. The more complex the line drawn, the longer it will take to generate the graph. For best results, zoom in close and create as simple a line as possible.

Click Reset to remove the profile graph and drawn profile line.