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@warrentdo wrote:
I know there are multiple products that can do this...
i don't know of any add-on that will add the cables. Typically you don't show the cables that are actually in the cable trays in Revit. Just like Revit doesn't show 3D wiring in electrical models. you can place conduit, but not actual wires.
As far as the cable trays, Revit has Ladder and Trough types. The Wire basket and Solid Bottom types are variants of the Trough typ. there are 3rd party families that can be downloaded and used for Wire Basket, with all the framing modeled. But those add a lot of overhead to the model and can effect your model performance.
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@warrentdo wrote:Would you say that Revit will accommodate all your cable trays requirements from planning to manufacturing? vertical / horizontal etc?
We have not had any issues using the out of the box cable tray content. We do not do any manufacturing/fabrication, but as @s.borello said, I believe there are fabrication components built in to Revit you can use for that.
I'm also trying to find a workflow that would best suit the cable placement?
As far as showing cables in the tray... I would ask Why? what is the purpose of showing physical cables in a tray? if its for Detailing, draw the extra linework as detail lines in the detail view.
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Ahhh, the Digital Twin.... LOL... We have been looking into that a little as well. Currently, I think showing intelligent cabling in 3D in Revit for that purpose is expecting a little too much, at this point.
Revit has never modeled intelligent cable. you can circuit the elements so you know where the cable is coming from and going to. But there is no function in Revit to actually model the cabling. the closest thing currently would be the Edit Path tool once you have somthing circuited. But.... it will not "model" the cable.
its hard to see in the example below, but but the blue line connecting the receptacles together and then to the panel is the Cable Path. in theory, you could modify that to follow a cable tray run. but again, it would not be modeled.
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for modeling intelligent cables in 3D.... I don't think there is one. Maybe AutoCAD Electrical but I don't think it will do cabling either, just circuiting. maybe someone else knows of somthing. sorry I could be more help on that :-(.
maybe somthing for the Ideas Forum.
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if you don't mind the "Cabling" not be intelligent, you could use Conduit or Flex Pipe/Duct as I think @s.borello mentioned earlier. You could also use a standard Sweep Extrusion along the cable tray path. But they will have no circuit or wire information unless you make parameters and input them in manually.
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