Creating Profiles

Learn how to create new object profiles

To create a new profile open the Object Profiles page, make sure that the sidebar is closed, and click on the Create button. This will open the Create Object Profile wizard.

To close a sidebar click on the X button in the sidebar toolbar

The wizard will have three starting point options. Selecting one of the options will change the steps required to complete the wizard.

A Blank Profile	Start from scratch
Profile Template	Use an existing profile template as the starting point
Existing Profile	Use an existing profile as the starting point

Start From a Blank Profile

If you choose to start with a blank profile and click Next, you will jump to the last step which is Finalise Settings

Start From Profile Template or Existing Profile

Choosing to start from a template or existing profile and clicking Next will require you to select either a template or existing profile. These are shown in a table, which can be filtered. Select one of the rows before clicking on Next to view the last Finalise Settings step.

The Codec, preprocessor, UI layout, and all resources defined in the template or existing profile, along with their settings will also be added to the profile when it is created

Finalising Settings

Depending on your starting point, the Finalise Settings form will be blank or have some fields pre-populated by the template or existing profile.

Fill in all required fields and optionally add a description and tags before clicking on Create Profile.

PID

A unique profile ID as a four digit hexadecimal number from 0200 to FFFF.

Group

The group is used by MobiusFlow toolbox to aid in filtering the object profiles. You can select from an existing group or type in a new group name.

Profile Name and User Interface Name

The profile name is used to help identify this profile. It normally starts with a lower case letter and does not contain spaces, but can containg underscores and dashes.

The user interface name is a human readable name normally used by MobiusFlow View to make selecting profiles easier for non-technical users.

💥 Interactive Demo