# Profile Tool * Left Click on the "Profile" tool button to begin creating a cross sectional view of your pointcloud. ![Profile Tool](/files/-M_aZqzPAYdSoji1uXl8) * 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/-M_ab-gnCpLFGR4qxyRl) * Left click on the "**H**" or "**V**" button to create another viewing window "**H**orizontally" to the side of the current viewing window, or "**V**ertically" below the current window * **Hover your mouse over the new window**, the green bar is displayed at the top of it ![](/files/-M_acPUtqwCH4dhC_5o0) * **Left click** within new view window to view profile * You can edit depth of the profile by inputting a new value within the "Depth" field ![](/files/-M_acqiyhMH3frbPzvB3) * 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 ![](/files/-M_ajIcnTpz19NrGygD3) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs-6.phoenixlidar.com/lidarmill-desktop/post-processing/workflow-kk/data-review/profile-tool.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.