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78 lines
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title: "startProfile"
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subtitle: "Function in std::sketch"
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excerpt: "Start a new profile at a given point."
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layout: manual
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---
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Start a new profile at a given point.
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```kcl
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startProfile(
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@startProfileOn: Plane | Face,
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at: Point2d,
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tag?: tag,
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): Sketch
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```
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### Arguments
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| Name | Type | Description | Required |
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|----------|------|-------------|----------|
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| `startProfileOn` | [`Plane`](/docs/kcl-std/types/std-types-Plane) or [`Face`](/docs/kcl-std/types/std-types-Face) | What to start the profile on. | Yes |
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| `at` | [`Point2d`](/docs/kcl-std/types/std-types-Point2d) | Where to start the profile. An absolute point. | Yes |
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| [`tag`](/docs/kcl-std/types/std-types-tag) | [`tag`](/docs/kcl-std/types/std-types-tag) | Tag this first starting point. | No |
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### Returns
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[`Sketch`](/docs/kcl-std/types/std-types-Sketch) - A sketch is a collection of paths.
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### Examples
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```kcl
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exampleSketch = startSketchOn(XZ)
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|> startProfile(at = [0, 0])
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|> line(end = [10, 0])
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|> line(end = [0, 10])
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|> line(end = [-10, 0])
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|> close()
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example = extrude(exampleSketch, length = 5)
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```
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```kcl
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exampleSketch = startSketchOn(-XZ)
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|> startProfile(at = [10, 10])
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|> line(end = [10, 0])
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|> line(end = [0, 10])
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|> line(end = [-10, 0])
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|> close()
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example = extrude(exampleSketch, length = 5)
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```
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```kcl
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exampleSketch = startSketchOn(-XZ)
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|> startProfile(at = [-10, 23])
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|> line(end = [10, 0])
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|> line(end = [0, 10])
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|> line(end = [-10, 0])
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|> close()
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example = extrude(exampleSketch, length = 5)
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```
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