Headwall drawing tool
This tool, , allows you to draw a headwall in the Main Window.
When you click on this tool, the arrow cursor changes to a pencil. Click the cursor on the point where the headwall is to be inserted, and the headwall symbol will occur.
To enter data, right-click with the mouse pointer on the symbol to open a small menu. Selecting Edit Data
from this opens the Headwall property sheet.
Headwalls must be connected to a downstream pipe and have an overflow route to convey overflows in the event that water rises above the top of the headwall.
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