Create the Self-draining Route

1. On the ribbon, click Pipe Run tab Route panel New Route .
2. In the Route Part File Name field of the Create Route dialog box, type SD Route.
3. Click OK.
4. Click Route tab Create panel Route .
5. Orbit the model, approximately per the following image.
   
6. Pause the cursor over the circular edge.
   
7. Press the spacebar to flip the route vector.
   
8. Select the circular edge.
   
9. Select the route vector, as shown in the following image.
   

   Notice that the green and blue vectors are not at right angles to the red vector. Relative to the red vector, the angle is 88 or 92 degrees, depending on how you measure. The custom fitting you specified in the self-draining style determines this angle.

10. Select the green route vector, as shown.
    
11. Right-click, and select Done.
12. Right-click, and select Finish Edit to return to SD Run.
    

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