Construction panels having an integrated drainage mechanism, and associated assemblies and methods

A structural sheathing panel with an integrated drainage mechanism, comprising:

• a structural panel core;
• a plurality of rows, each row of the plurality of rows comprising raised elements deposited on an external surface of the panel and spaced from one another, each of the raised elements having an elongated, linear profile which has a longitudinal axis defining a center and opposing ends of each of the raised elements,
• wherein:
• a width of each of the raised elements is variable along the longitudinal axis, such that a greatest value of the width is at the center and a lowest value of the width is at the opposing ends of each of the raised elements;
• and
• the longitudinal axis of at least one of the raised elements of each row is not parallel to any edge of the panel.