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There are three Pet Palette commands that are specific to Ruled Shells and are related
to either Profile Polygon of the Ruled Shell. The first is called Elevate Profile. It works
the same way as the Elevate commands: it elevates the Profile Polygon vertically.
The next command is called Drag Profile Horizontally. It works just like the Drag command: it drags
the Profile Polygon in a plane parallel with the X-Y plane. The third command is called
Turn Profile Plane.
It rotates the plane of the Profile Polygon the same way the plane of Starting Angles
and Ending Angles are modified in case of Extruded Shells.
An important thing to know that when the plane of the Profile Polygon is not vertical, the
Elevate Profile command still drags the Profile Polygon vertically… and it does not drag
the Profile Polygon in its own plane as one might think.
The commands are also available in the Floor Plan and in Section or Elevation Viewpoints
when they make sense based on the current projection of the Profile Polygon.
In this example, the Profile Polygons are in horizontal planes, so it is not possible
to use the Elevate Profile command on them. However we can use the Drag Profile Horizontally
command on either Profile Polygon.