create profile inroads "alignment falls outside the extents of the surface perimeter"

I am getting this error. The alignment I am trying to profile falls entirely within the boundaries of the surface I am cutting it from. Both alignment and surface are active and the dialog defaults to them.

Am I doing this right? When I hit Apply, I'm asked to picked point(s), then if I "reject" I am asked to pick a view. I have no flipping clue what to do with these clicks, because Help isn't very helpful at all once the dialog is closed and I am expected to enter data points, views, whatever.

Thanks

V8i SS3

Inroads SS2