Meazure allows you to save the configuration of all measurement tools to a disk file called a profile. The following information is saved in a profile:

• The currently selected measurement tool.
• The positions of the Point, Line, Rectangle, Circle, and Angle measurement tools.
• The current measurement units.
• The position of the coordinate system origin and whether the direction of the y-axis is inverted.
• The positions of the rulers and whether they are displayed.
• The screen grid spacing and whether the grid is displayed.

To save a profile, select the Save Profile item on the File menu or use the Ctrl+S shortcut. To load a profile, select the Load Profile item on the File menu or use the Ctrl+O shortcut. A profile can be automatically loaded at startup by specifying the file pathname on the Advanced Preferences panel.

Profile files can be saved anywhere on disk. The files are identified by the .mea extension. Double clicking on a profile file will run the Meazure program and load the specified profile. Similarly, dragging a profile file and dropping it on the Meazure program icon will run the program and load the profile.

A number of sample profiles are provided with Meazure.

A profile file differs from a position log file in the following way. A profile file is designed to save a complete snapshot of the Meazure program. That is, all tool positions, appearance settings, calibrations, and all other preferences are saved in a profile file. In contrast, a position log file records the position of the current measurement tool at a point in time and includes only those supporting items necessary to replay the positions.