When the Cable Tray tool is selected, the Modify | Place Cable Tray tab provides options for placing cable tray.
Create Riser: lets you create a vertical cable tray while working in the editor. Pick a start point and elevation, choose a new elevation in the Properties palette, then click Create Riser. You can also use it while laying out cable tray by changing the elevation and clicking Create Riser to add a vertical segment.
Inherit Elevation: inherits the elevation of the element being snapped to.
Inherit Size: inherits the size of the element being snapped to.