Pattern Drain Design
Use this design tool to design many parallel drains at the same time.
Select specific drains in the pattern drain window when you want to delete them.
Delete removes the selected drains; Clear All removes all pattern drains.
Set drain parameters
Set Drain length in the window, or move the red circle on the design map to set it.
Drain Heading specifies the direction in which the drains run, in degrees.
Locked: Drain Heading and Offset Direction are linked. Adjust either one and the other changes to match.
Unlocked: Set Drain Heading and Offset Direction independently.
Offset Direction specifies the direction in which drain copies are created from the original.
Drain Count sets how many drain copies to add. It does not include the original drain.
Drain Offset (Parallel) sets the distance between the lines of the copies. If the padlock is unlocked, this will not appear in the example until it is manually updated.
Drain Offset (Origin) sets the distance between the origin points of the copies.
Apply and design the profiles
After entering the parameters, press Apply, shown as the pattern drain icon.
When the paths are satisfactory, use Drain Design to design the drains’ profile and cross section.