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Material for cable tray and conduit

In the type properties of Cable Trays be able to set up the Material parameter.

When creating the Conduit Standard in MEP settings, have an option to set up the Material, like pipe segments.

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Anonymous

Really need the ability to Create, Apply and controls MATERIALS for Conduits......We can apply Materials to System Families such as Walls, and External Families like Conduit Fittings................Why Can't we Apply Materials to System Family Conduits?

 

Mike

Enthusiast
Enthusiast

You can apply materials to conduits in the Object Styles dialog.  Is this what you are looking for? 

 

Anonymous

That does not give you the option to asing material by type

Contributor
Contributor

We have had a similar problem, wanting to send something to AUTODESK LIVE straight out of Revit and not been able to colour code the different service type of each conduit run makes the VR experience ordinary, it could be a lot better if we were able to apply materials to the different service types.

Participant
Participant

I agree with Mike.

material for cable pipes will be a very useful solution. I tried to add new project parameter that would add any material to the pipe type. The material has been assigned but is not displayed in revita and after being exported to ifc. Overwriting the view filter is not a good solution, because after the export everything is in the default color.

Autodesk has to add material assignments to different types of pipe systems, Revit is not a cheap program and the lack of this option limits it.

Explorer
Explorer

This would be extremely beneficial in my case. We design projects where sometimes we use colored cable trays. Not just during the design, they actually get painted and installed with a specified color. Having material parameter within cable trays would be extremely helpful for making more realistic 3D models.

Anonymous

Yes please add this functionality. Every revit element should have a material. 

Enthusiast
Enthusiast

It seems this improvement is still not on Revit 2021. When Autodesk.... when!?!?!?

Anonymous

This feature is desperately needed for my current project. We are building a new company HQ and since we are a Technology contractor, the cable tray is on full display as part of the office design aesthetic. We are using white cable tray to match the white racks in the otherwise blacked-out server room. We are using steel wire mesh tray around the rest of the office (which will not be hidden above ceilings) so people can walk around and see the red, white, and blue bundles of cables running from the server room to each outlet.

 

My company recently purchased Revit because we realized we needed to start working within BIM to stay relevant. I have been building the new HQ in Revit as a learning exercise, but after showing the executive team the progress, they were very impressed and suggested we do a fly-through of the new office to display on our video wall. It's a shame there's no way to change the material for cable tray. For now, I am using the Object Style material override to make the cable tray look like steel wire mesh, but for the white ladder tray within the server room I guess I am going to have to go through the tedious process of creating a generic In-Place model that looks like ladder tray, then apply the white material to that.

Advisor
Advisor

Hello

 

I created a free plugin ConduitMaterial to apply the material on conduits by type!

 

https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=9120027511121592515&os=Win64&appLang=en

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Have fun!

Advisor
Advisor

Hello

 

I created a free plugin ConduitMaterial to apply the material on conduits by type!

 

https://apps.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=9120027511121592515&os=Win64&appLang=en

 

 

Have fun!

Participant
Participant

Awesome! looks very promising.
I will try to test as soon as possible.
Big thanks ricaun :cara_con_una_leve_sonrisa:

Enthusiast
Enthusiast

A good solution, for what should be an "out of the box" option from Revit.

Still waiting for the ability to model flexible conduit, since it's the most used type of conduit in small projects, at least in Mexico.

Anonymous

Very good plugins. Thank you very much!

Unfortunately, if the detail level is fine the material does not work with cable trays.

Explorer
Explorer

Thanks @ricaun this plugin is exactly what I need. Perfect!

Thanks.

Anonymous

Hi

I have a problem about exporting conduit in different colors. I filtered conduit by COMMENT. now how can I export it? to have conduits in different colors in autocad?

Participant
Participant

Hi

now it´s Revit 2023. Still no Material for Kable Trays? We really needs them when we export IFC-s

 

Enthusiast
Enthusiast

Autodesk simply stopped listening to their customers a long time ago. 

Observer
Observer

This is critical.  Material for fire fighting cable tray, IT cable tray, TeleCom cable tray are all different.