Jun 26, 2026
Dear Forumusers, I''m modelling existing cable trays and they are tilted under different angles. I can only draw them horizontal and can''t pick a
Jun 09, 2026
Walk through placing cable tray in Revit MEP—loading fittings, setting routing preferences, drawing runs across floors, and resolving clashes
Jul 15, 2026
Most of this works fine, however, I''ve found that if I try and draw cable tray, and set an elbow other than one of the defaults, they don''t draw at angles
Sep 02, 2025
I am having a problem creating a cable tray fitting, I did the best I could (see attached), however still doesn''t want to connect automatically. please help !!
Feb 23, 2026
I''m trying to draw a vertical cable tray in Revit. After adjusting the section, rotating the trunking, and placing it vertically, any attempt to modify it (like extending the trunking or adding
Apr 11, 2026
Width. Specifies the width for a cable tray. Height. Specifies the height for a cable tray. Offset. Specifies the vertical elevation of the cable tray relative to the current level. You can enter an offset value or
Jan 21, 2026
Bend cable trays in Revit with speed and accuracy using the GreaterBIM Smart Bend add-in. With GreaterBIM, you can bend cable trays up, down, left, and right at standard angles (30°,
May 12, 2026
On the ribbon, select placement options. In the drawing area, click to specify the start of the cable tray run, then move the cursor and click to specify points along
Aug 23, 2025
Select a cable tray item in your project, go to "properties" and select "edit type". A window should open that lists the "type parameters". Under "fittings", you should see "horizontal
Aug 10, 2025
I want to place a cable tray that is fixed to a vertical wall (so the orientation will be vertical). In the Optiions Bar, the setting is Horizontal and
Oct 28, 2025
It is not possible to rotate cable tray about its cross-section axis, but with beams you can. Whilst this can be achieved with structural beam elements, this cannot be achieved with the out of
Oct 20, 2025
I''d like to report a bug with Cable Tray in Revit 2018.3.1, as it may apply to current and future releases. Horizontal cable trays are not supposed to be able to be rotated in section.
Sep 10, 2025
Join this channel to get access to perks: Lesson Summary: LRF-ELEC-01-03 – Cable Tray in Revit Lesson Focus: This lesson walks through how to start a project and properly set up for Electrical
May 05, 2026
Cable Tray Modelling: Using Revit''s powerful modeling tools, I''ll walk you through the step-by-step process of creating cable tray runs, bends, intersections, and supports.
Feb 27, 2026
On the Options Bar, specify cable tray options. Drag the control to move or extend the cable tray segment to a new endpoint, or to connect with another cable tray.
Sep 29, 2025
If anything my custom family better represent specific cable tray companies. Why did Revit give us the option to populate all runs of a system
Sep 18, 2025
One thing that may cause you some problems is the orientation of the family, in the plan view you need to rotate it 180 degrees. I am not aware of the latest versions but until Revit 2015, this
Jan 06, 2026
Automatically Connect: Lets you automatically connect to the snaps on a component when starting or ending a cable tray segment. This option is useful for connecting segments at different elevations.
Apr 14, 2026
All MEP elements like duct, pipe, conduit and cable tray depend on the types being used having the correct fittings assigned. When the sketch doesn''t provide enough elevation change or
Aug 22, 2025
Hello, I have read many posts about the cable tray run schedule not working but it still doesnt answer my question. Most of the posts suggest that you cant get the bends with the cable
Jul 17, 2025
With GreaterBIM, you can bend cable trays up, down, left, and right at standard angles (30°, 45°, 60°, 90°) — all directly in 2D and 3D views. No
Dec 07, 2025
Rotating horizontal cable tray to be ran vertically. Anyone have a solution to rotating horizontal tray so it can be ran vertically? We''ve been asking for 13 years now, still no way to do it (that I''m aware of).
Nov 27, 2025
Vertical Cable Tray Orientation A Revit Electrical discipline wish that has been on the list for quite a few years, is to draw vertically oriented cable
Jun 21, 2026
The workaround to the problem above, is to first place a cable tray fitting at the correct elevation, even before drawing the cable tray route. Rotating the cable tray elbow will allow you to
Nov 17, 2025
The cable trays aren''t connecting no matter what angle I try to connect them and I am presented with the following error message in the image
Oct 24, 2025
Download cable tray BIM objects with BIMsmith Market. Cable trays help keep complex technology systems safe and secure without detracting from the appearance of the surrounding environment.
Nov 20, 2025
i am trying to connect cable tray at two levels, it is only giving me an option to connect using 90 degree i am trying so it can slope to say 45 degrees any ideas, i can not seem to find
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