The companys continued success is the result of ongoing innovation and the ability of wire cable tray to adapt to any application. Nema ve 1 this standard specifies the manufacturing requirements for metal cable trays such as. Cable tray 1technical 5 nema load classification the national electrical manufacturers association nema has standardized the classification of cable tray based on the load to be carried per foot, and the distance between span supports. Python cable tray autocad plant 3d autodesk app store. Calculate cable tray width calculate cable tray area calculate cable tray length calculate cable tray weight calculate remaining % width of cable tray calculate remaining % area of cable tray free download. Electrical raceway and cable routing cad design software. This document uses macros, so you may have to change your security settings in excel. With bline cable ladder systems, you can reduce the number of structural. Cable trays are mechanical support systems that provide a rigid structural system for electrical cables, raceways, and insulated conductors used for electric. Find product information quickly and easily with the 2016 17 cablofil.
It is important to consider the load your cable tray will endure. The program includes all nema and iec bline series cable tray, cable ladder and. Types of cable trays purpose, advantages, disadvantages. The cable tray institute is making available the current edition of this practical guide for the proper installation of aluminum or steel cable tray systems. Nov 11, 2011 traymatic lite was designed to expedite the process of creating bid packages and drawings in a 3d environment. The primary role of cablofil cable management from legrand is to be an efficient and universal cable support. Cable tray systems and standards cable management metsec. Browse our products in cable tray for grp glass reinforced polymer gsp resistant to fire and corrosion cable trays, ladders and troughing. Check this box to show only items that are usually in stock for your selected location. Hilti s wide range of fasteners also allow you to fasten directly to concrete or clamp to steel without damaging the base material like a welded frame.
Discreet design for concealing the installed cables for extremely smooth aesthetically installation. The installer is easy to use, the youtube links provided by the dev help walk you through any needed steps, and tamas provides excellent support. Cable ladders, cable trays and their supports should be strong enough to meet the load requirements of the cable management system including cables and any future cable additions and any other additional loads applied to the system. Addresses shipping, handling, storing and installing cable tray systems. Generally, cable tray sizing is correct when it appears 50% full of cable or wire, or when it contains a 50% fill of cables or wire. Cable tray design with gsn technologies traymatic lite. Electrical raceway design and cable routing software. The cable tray sizing equals the width times the loading depth. The metal in cable trays may be used as the egc as per the limitations of table 392. Support systems can be broken down into a number of elements or components. For the past 50 years, asco sintering has maintained strong relationships with several fortune 500 companies in the. Information on maintenance and system modification is also provided. The most up to date software versions and product data information are.
Save time and reduce cost with the first and only integrated system for layout, routing, and material estimating. Wibe cable trays provide a number of benefits, including. Published on nov 11, 2011 traymatic lite was designed to expedite the process of creating bid packages and drawings in a 3d environment. How to use eae revit plugin for cable tray systems youtube. John kelsey explains how to estimate cable tray using red rhino estimating software. Cable tray design with gsn technologies traymatic lite software.
The information has been organized for use as a reference guide for both those unfamiliar and those experienced with cable tray. These corrections are viewable below under complimentary documents. A wide variety of cable tray loading options are available to you, such as viet nam, argentina, and australia. With b line cable ladder systems, you can reduce the number of structural.
The application provides powerful routing tools for loading, positioning and replacing 3d electrical routing components and control systems, either manually or automatically, throughout your plant or factory. Volts cable tray sizing module correctly displays the cable tray size, the corresponding nec section utilized in its calculations and any additional regulations required. Bentley raceway and cable management design software. The cymcap software is dedicated to the calculation of ampacity and temperature rise calculations for power cable installations.
To properly evaluate a cable tray wiring system vs. To change your settings, go to tools macros security and select at least medium. Cable tray is less expensive, more reliable, more adaptable to changing needs and. Office of technical programs and coordination activities. Cable trays can also be sized from volts main circuit load. Upon loading a design, users can select their cable management type, materials and support locations to build a threedimensional wireframe model of the cable tray and appropriate fittings. The accuracy of the software provides increased confidence when upgrading power cable installations and designing new ones. Cable load working load the cable load or the working load is the total weight of the cables to be placed in the tray. Proper planning for installing cable tray includes calculations based on loading, support systems, cable wire fill and spacing, conductor types, securing of the cables and wire, and proper grounding and bonding are all important aspects of cable tray installation.
Red rhino estimating software has hundreds of prebuilt assemblies for estimating residential, commercial and. The loading and deflection tables for unistrut cable tray assume that the couplers are located at the most onerous position within the span i. Cablofil cable trays include wire mesh cable tray and cable ladder tray systems that adapt to the most complex configurations in tight, hardtomaneuver spaces, delivering maximum strength cable management at minimum weight. Metsec offer complete cable tray systems from 12mm to 50mm deep and 50mm to 900mm wide, all with a wide range of accessories. To maintain the load deflection figures stated in the tables, the couplers should not be located in end spans or over support locations. Additionally, the entered cable conductor information can be saved.
You can create cable tray systems with eae revit plugin software according to your project. Support locations for cable ladder fittings and cable tray fittings. Decisionmaking software page 29 specifications page 30 the first name in wire cable tray over 35 years ago, cablofil invented the concept of wire cable tray and introduced it to the european market. Cable tray wiring systems are the preferred wiring system when they are evaluated against equivalent conduit wiring systems in terms of safety, dependability, space and cost. The quick tray wire mesh cable tray fill table below shows the number of cables and the load in lbflineal foot developed by typical 4 pair and 6 pair cable weighing 20 lbkft and 40 lbkft,respectively. I highly recommend this addon to anybody looking to add cable tray to their plant 3d model. Use the following procedure to manually add cable tray fittings to an existing segment or run. Bline series software and tools bline series cospec specifier center. Cable tray and ladder systems as the industry leader in cable tray, eaton offers one of the widest ranges of bline series cable management solutions available in the market today. Materials and finishes available are mild steel pre galvanised as standard with mild steel hot dip galvanisedafter manufacture and stainless steel grade 1. A very informative and graphical report can be obtained after the analysis calculation is accomplished. Below is the data for quick tray wire mesh cable tray fill table at 50% fills. To draw a cable tray or conduit run autocad mep 2019.
The following manual address the 2005 national electric code requirements for cable tray systems as well as design solutions from practical experience. Advised seller to add some instructions to the package but other than that, itll do its job. This ul listing guarantees the customer that they will receive a quality product that meets the rigid standards of underwriters labora. The software easily incorporates bline series cable tray systems into a construction drawing. Chart is based on 50% fill of 4 utp category 6 cable o. It makes the creation of 3d cable tray networks simple by automating the most tedious. Learn more about the newest addition to the cablofil cable tray products. Devices eaton offers design software traycad for cable tray layouts.
Additionally, the entered cable conductor information can be saved and retrieved for future comparison or analysis. Ive heard different values for snow density but that could mean the snow is 1. About cable tray sizes revit comes with a set of predefined cable tray sizes. To maintain the loaddeflection figures stated in the tables, the couplers should not be located in end spans or over support locations. Calculate size of cable tray excel sheet electrical. This means i need to create cable tray layout drawings, cable pulling infomation, cable lengths, tray fill info, etc. Best practice guide to cable ladder and cable tray. Design raceway and cable systems in one product using bentley raceway and cable management software. Cable tray range with outstanding mechanical resistance, leading to high values of safe working load. The elastic movement of the section as a result of imposed loading. Enables predefining of cable tray or conduit routing preferences and other settings for faster and more accurate design. Other factors that are inevitable in cable tray routings. Upon loading a design, users can select their cable management type. Cable tray and conduit revit products 2020 autodesk.
The load per foot should include not only the cable, but additional load factors for wind, snow, ice, etc. Quickly route cable trays and cable ducts the electrical design application is an optional addon for the m4 plant plant design and factory layout software. As you draw cable tray, revit automatically adds fittings. Cable trays fill capacity and load chart cable organizer. Cable tray must be supported on spans shorter than or equal to the length of the cable tray being installed. Eaton offers design software traycad for cable tray layouts. Rated for ul and csa, belden power and control cables provide the backbone for industrial environments, delivering signal and power transmission along cable trays and enclosures from controllers to devices. Practices for grounding and bonding of cable trays photo credit. This link will download cablofil wire mesh cable tray load table in an excel spreadsheet. Cable in tray is viewed as being exposed to a greater risk of mechanical damage and can be a potential ignition source or fuel load in a fire scenario.
Eaton offers design software traycad for cable tray. Styles of tray there are three different styles of cable tray. Cable tray is a bridge that allows safe transport of wires across open areas and gives protection against the overheating and fire problems. Access a range of file formats and content for specific software solutions. Calculate size of cable tray excel sheet electrical notes. Support of cable tray and ladder is typically done in the same fashion as us installations but generally has fewer restrictions as to loading design.
Were doing a job in canada and are applying the flat roof snow load to cable trays and getting a load of 6 kpa 125 psf. In the cable tray layout preferences dialog box on the routing tab, select automatically create riser at new elevation. Corrections were incorporated into this standard on 282016. Check this box to show only items that are usually for picking up from your selected location. Industrial design professionals using plant or smartplant 3d can click below for design content for bline cable tray.
Once the design is complete, users can output a full bom in a pdf or excel format. Cable management cable tray cable ladder rack eaton. Cable support solutions cable ladders, tray and supports css. The bline cable tray manual this excel sheet contains formulas for calculating cable tray size and conduit size. Download now for a product quick selection guide and overview of the offering. Fieldtested and proven, belden power and control cables are specially designed to withstand temperature. Click ok, and then enter an elevation in the add cable trays dialog box. Paneldes raceway is the 3d cad design module of eds used for the creation of plant raceway models. Wire basket cable tray fill calculator cable tray sizing calculator.
Handy cable management tray that im using to manage a few basement network cables. Snow load on cable trays structural engineering general. The latest version of traycad is intended to minimize design time and associated costs. While this table is a useful guide,actual loads must be calculated using the cable specified. Free validation software and 3d plant design plugins available see all cable tray typicals select your mep typicals if you would like to receive our typicals in other formats like dwg and hpj, please call our technical representatives at 800 3634458 between the hours of 8. They are reliable, adaptable, lowmaintenance, lowcost and safe choices. The application provides powerful routing tools for loading, positioning and replacing 3d electrical routing components and control systems, either manually or automatically, throughout. Eaton offers computer aided design software for cable tray. The mechanical performance of all products and accessories is tested to the stringent requirements of the international standard iec 61537 and nema ve1csa 22. Metsec cable trays generally conform to bs en 61537. Best practice guide to cable ladder and cable tray systems. The cable tray provided by this app is a great addition to plant.
Types and numbers of cables to support total cable load in lbs. Cable tray wiring systems offer significant advantages over conduit pipe and other wiring systems. The part files placed into the assembly file are missing, therefore, the assembly file is not usable. Details, links and downloads for intergraph smartplant 3d here. Wire mesh tray technical guide anixter wire and cable. These guidelines will be useful to engineers, contractors, and maintenance personnel. I dont see how it could pile up that high unless you put several trays side by side and they were the solid type. Cable tray family connector issue autodesk community. Take a look at the pictures on amazon for how to mount it. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and owned by third party users. Best practice guide to cable ladder and cable tray systems eep.
Metal cable trays are made of galvanized steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Cable tray raceway fill and load calculations electrical. All metallic cable trays shall be grounded as required in article 250. Cable trays are mechanical support systems that provide a rigid structural system for electrical cables, raceways, and insulated conductors used for electric power distribution, control, signal instrumentation, and communication.
Cable tray and conduit sizing excel sheet free download. Upon loading a design, users can select their cable management type, materials and support locations to build a threedimensional wireframe. So it would be nice if the software i used had some or all of these capabilities. Posted 05052010 customer information asco sintering is an employeeowned company and is a leader in the design and manufacturing of powdered metal products. Paneldes software performs cable routing, cable filling and cable length calculations, as well as interference analysis and materials reporting. Heavy duty ladder hdl series designed for extreme cable and environmental load.
Calculations for loading of cable into tray is based upon manufacturers cable data compared to loading data for tray manufacturer. From single trays to complex multitiered systems, hilti modular supports give you the flexibility you need. A number of basic decisions must be made before a cable tray system can be specified. Load kgm lbf 37 25 67 45 74 50 97 65 112 75 149 100 179 120 299 200 2. Cable tray installation cable tray, cable bus, wire mesh. The sum of the cross sectional areas of all cables cannot exceed 50% of the trays fill area.
Eaton teamed with aveva and intergraph content experts to develop bline series cable tray catalogs and specifications. Eaton customers can download the free software online. Individual rungs will support without collapse a 200 lb. Hilti modular systems can be used to support all of your cable tray needs. Add a cable tray size you can add a cable tray size to the list of standard cable tray sizes that come with revit. Fast track your next project with automated workflows for. Mar 12, 2019 john kelsey explains how to estimate cable tray using red rhino estimating software. Cable tray fill and sizing volts electrical design software. This table for cable tray sizes is provided by hoffman enclosures inc. Cable tray is sized based on the number and type of. One thing i havent been able to find in testing the autodesk software, is a labelleader tool that can in a plan view identify a group of.
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