topic Re: Lid/Cover for Cable Tray in Revit MEP Forum

Lid/Cover for Cable Tray

shnabel — Tue, 12 May 2020 10:28:31 GMT

hi all

can any1 please help me and tell me how can i make a Lid/Cover to my cable trays?

when i view sections i want it to appear with Lid/Cover.

ty very much.

maybe u can help with cable try family or somthing close to it.

thanks in advance

Re: Lid/Cover for Cable Tray

Anonymous — Tue, 12 May 2020 22:26:06 GMT

revit cable tray is always open upwards, you will never be able to close it. revit families are LOD 100 to 200 so dont usually worry about lids etc.

one solution is to model the lid as a seperate family, and place it where required.

FABCAD has much better solutions for trunking with lids and corner, tee pieces etc.

look into fabrication modelling in revit, its so much better than the revit stuff.

Re: Lid/Cover for Cable Tray

fabiosato — Wed, 13 May 2020 02:28:44 GMT

Hello,

Another option is to change the detail level of the cable trays to medium.

You can change one category view detail level in the visibility/graphics overrides.

Re: Lid/Cover for Cable Tray

Arkadiusz_Lipski — Wed, 13 May 2020 07:58:03 GMT

Hi there, Would it be possible if you could create a sketch of how you would like it to look like?

Honesty I have never seen a lid covering a cable tray and I am not aware of any of those in Libraries I know.

You would have to create a custom family, or even a detail on the sections where applicable.

Re: Lid/Cover for Cable Tray

Arkadiusz_Lipski — Mon, 18 May 2020 14:26:08 GMT

Hi again @shnabel,

I would like to know if you have been able to find something that fits your needs. If so it would be great if you could share the solution with us as it would help other users looking for something similar. Thanks

Re: Lid/Cover for Cable Tray

azhar.alikoya — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:36:41 GMT

Hello, Creating an inplace family in cable tray category will be better as it need to be reflected in BOQ. Cable tray lid is required in certain conditions to protect the cables from moisture of the surrounding.

Re: Lid/Cover for Cable Tray

ChitnisPrateek — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 23:57:43 GMT

Cable Trays in Revit are System Families, you are not able to edit them.

I would look into creating your own Cable Tray Family and then you can add a Lid/Cover and use the Visiblity parameter to turn it off/on etc.

The other option is using Fabrication Parts, you should be able to find a cable tray with a cover or lid or create your own.

If this solution works for you, please accept it as a solution.

Re: Lid/Cover for Cable Tray

smohiuddinL846Q — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 06:56:55 GMT

Batter to make separate family or Model in place family

Re: Lid/Cover for Cable Tray

johnl5PYL9 — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:15:44 GMT

"Honesty I have never seen a lid covering a cable tray and I am not aware of any of those in Libraries I know." Really? https://www.goactive.nz/storage/media/2020/10/1603842022-2090006atk.pdf