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Draw drain lines

Drain lines turn a scattered set of basins and outlets into a system you can trace underground. Each line is drawn from a drain line template, so the pipe material, size, trench dimensions, and styling are locked in as you draw. No data entry mid-trace.

Draw a line

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  1. In the Drainage section, click the pencil button on the left toolbar (Drain line tools on hover). The Drain Line panel opens on its Draw tab.

  2. Under Select drain line template, pick a preset from the Choose drain line template dropdown. The panel shows the template’s saved specs and reminds you: “Template specs stay locked while drawing. Switch templates any time.”

  3. Click Start Drawing. The panel switches to drawing mode: “Choose how you draw on the map.”

  4. Pick Straight or Curved:

    • Straight: each click drops a corner point and saves that leg of the run. Good for tile laid in straight sections.
    • Curved: clicks drop draggable control points and Turfile smooths a curve through them. Drag a point to adjust it, double-click a point to remove it, or press Backspace to remove the last one. Nothing saves until you finish.

  5. Trace the run. Near an existing line or drainage object, a blue dot shows the snap point. Click there and the new line connects to it.

  6. Click Finish Drawing to save (“Finish saves the current drain line. Cancel removes the in-progress points.”). Cancel throws away the in-progress points, Esc exits drawing, and ← Back lets you pick a different template.

Check a line’s specs

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Click or tap any drain line to select it. A Drain Line label pops up at its midpoint with everything recorded on it: Template, Type (Pipe in trench or Trench (no pipe)), Pipe, Size, Wall, Perforation, Sock/Wrap, Trench dimensions, Backfill, and Length.

Edit a line (web)

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  1. Open Drain line tools and switch to the Edit tab. It prompts: “Select a drain line on the map to edit.” Click the line you want.

  2. Change the Label, Notes, or re-assign the Drain Line Template. Re-templating updates the line’s specs, color, and styling to the new preset. Length (read-only) shows the measured length in feet.

  3. Click Save Changes. You’ll see “Drain line updated.”

Delete a line (web)

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In the Edit tab with a line selected, click Delete. Confirm the prompt (“Delete drain line?” / “This will remove the line and its connections.”) and it’s gone: “Drain line deleted.” You can also delete lines, with password confirmation, from the Inventory panel, where they’re listed as Drain Line or Trench entries.

If something’s not working

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The Drain line tools button isn’t there. Drawing is limited to Owners and Management (“Pipe tools are limited to management or owners.”). Ask a manager to draw the line or change your role.

Start Drawing is grayed out. No template is selected. If the list is empty, none exist yet: “Add a drain line template to enable drawing.” Click Create Templates.

“Template required” (mobile). Same thing on the phone: “Pick a template first, then start drawing.” If the drawer says “No drainage line templates yet. Add one on desktop to start drawing.”, create the template on the web app first.

“Deletes are limited to roles with delete access. Ask management/owner.” Deleting drain lines needs Owner or Management.

“Unable to update. Missing required data.” / “Unable to delete. Missing required data.” The panel lost track of the selected line. Click the line on the map again and retry.

“Location unavailable” (mobile). “We couldn’t find your current location yet.” No GPS fix, so Drop point on my location can’t fire. Wait for a fix or tap the map instead.

My line didn’t connect to the basin. Connections are made by snapping. Watch for the blue snap dot before you click or tap. If you missed it, delete the last leg and redraw it onto the object.

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