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fittings. This allows you to determine the length of the run and does not add
components to the model that would not exist in the construction.
Because there are two styles for conduit and cable tray, there are also two
scheduletypesthatcanbecreated.TheCableTrayRunscategoryintheNew
Schedule dialog box is for the cable tray style without fittings. This schedule
style contains parameters for reporting the total length of a run, including
any change in direction. The Cable Trays or Cable Tray Fittings schedule
styleisusedforthecabletraystylethatutilizesfittings.Thistypeofschedule
can be used to report data about the individual pieces that make up a run of
cable tray. The same schedule types are available for conduit, as shown in
Figure 13.33
Conduit and cable tray schedule categories
When you model a run of cable tray or conduit by using the style without
fittings, it does not mean that no fittings exist in the run. You still have to
define what fittings will be used to transition or change direction, but the
length of the fittings will be included in the total length of the run.
Figure
13.34
shows the fittings assigned to a cable tray style without fittings.
