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title, excerpt, layout
| title | excerpt | layout | 
|---|---|---|
| startProfile | Start a new profile at a given point. | manual | 
Start a new profile at a given point.
startProfile(
  sketchSurface: [[Sketch](/docs/kcl/types/Sketch)Surface](/docs/kcl/types/[Sketch](/docs/kcl/types/Sketch)Surface),
  at: [[[number](/docs/kcl/types/number)]](/docs/kcl/types/[number](/docs/kcl/types/number)),
  tag?: [TagDeclarator](/docs/kcl/types#tag-declaration),
): [Sketch](/docs/kcl/types/Sketch)
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description | Required | 
|---|---|---|---|
sketchSurface | 
SketchSurface | 
What to start the profile on | Yes | 
at | 
[number] | 
Where to start the profile. An absolute point. | Yes | 
tag | 
TagDeclarator | 
Tag this first starting point | No | 
Returns
Examples
exampleSketch = startSketchOn(XZ)
  |> startProfile(at = [0, 0])
  |> line(end = [10, 0])
  |> line(end = [0, 10])
  |> line(end = [-10, 0])
  |> close()
example = extrude(exampleSketch, length = 5)
exampleSketch = startSketchOn(-XZ)
  |> startProfile(at = [10, 10])
  |> line(end = [10, 0])
  |> line(end = [0, 10])
  |> line(end = [-10, 0])
  |> close()
example = extrude(exampleSketch, length = 5)
exampleSketch = startSketchOn(-XZ)
  |> startProfile(at = [-10, 23])
  |> line(end = [10, 0])
  |> line(end = [0, 10])
  |> line(end = [-10, 0])
  |> close()
example = extrude(exampleSketch, length = 5)