To Add a Cable Tray or Conduit Branch

After you draw your cable tray or conduit runs, you can add branches to connect the runs to form a complete network. You can use AutoCAD MEP 2023 toolset snaps to help locate valid connection points on the objects in your drawing.

When you start a run at the end of a segment, the nearest valid connection point is not always the endpoint of a segment. You can form a valid connection at any point along the path of another run. In this case, the software inserts an appropriate fitting to connect the 2 runs.

Drawing a branch

Connecting a cable tray run to a cable tray trunk that is the same size

Note: When you add cable tray or conduit runs, AutoCAD MEP 2023 toolset inserts rise symbols and drop symbols as needed based on the rise/drop style assigned to the system of the run.

To add a cable tray or conduit branch

1. Turn on the Wire Ways Curve or Wire Ways Connector snaps.
2. In the Electrical workspace, click Home tabBuild panelCable Tray or Conduit.
3. Using the Wire Ways Connector or Wire Ways Curve snap, select the first segment to connect, and then select the second segment.

   You can modify properties on the command line.

4. Click Close or press Enter to end the command.

   Once you complete your connections, you can use Solution Tips to test whether your connections are valid.