Hi Pawel,
Thank you for the response. I had already read both of those prior to sending my question. Since they were older, I was hoping that someone had figured out a good method. I haven't had enough time with Revit to be able to generate the required schedules that you referenced in the linked message.
Here is my thought (what I have dreamed up)... Since Revit 2018 allows you to manipulate actual cable routes, the software "should" know a cable's location in the model (even as an annotation)... I have done this as a test with cable trays that I designed in the model and then ran cables from various motors to an MCC using the circuiting and center line of the tray. My theory is that you could assign cables to all tray sections and fittings in the route by selecting the tray closest to the "To and From" pieces of equipment. The software would then use the database properties of the cable tray and each assigned cable's OD to calculate the percent of fill. Only certain parts of the tray sections (center or ends) would read the cables assigned to it so as to not tax the software by trying to manage a lot of data. Visually, as good as it would look, I don't require a 3D representation of the cable in the tray, just the calcs... That being said, if a cross section is required for show and you want to have it be "smart"; a detail view could be generated by the software by using a specific "section cut out tool" just for tray. All of the cable would be 2D and would be populated by design specifications provided by designed parameters. This is just what I imagine the Revit software will hopefully be capable of doing. Does this make sense or am I stretching the limits of the software?
Thanks again, Angelo
