Wanted to share a quick tip on how to extend Profile Tangents by projecting lines to PI location. 
Using the Profile Layout Tools bar > Lines flyout > Solve Tangent Intersection command:Â
Simple and Clean solution provided by a built in tool that help Profile drafting that some users may have missed.
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