Cooper Bussmann CT02MAN User Manual

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Cooper B-Line, Inc

Cable Tray Manual

NEMA Standard VE-2, Section 4, Installation 4.3 Straight Section Installation - 4.3.1. Horizontal

Cable Tray Straight Sections states that straight section lengths should be equal to or greater than
the span length to ensure not more than one splice between supports.

Additional Cable Tray Resources

Cable Tray Institute

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

1300 N. 17th Street

Rosslyn, VA 22209

www.cabletrays.com

www.nema.org

B-Line Engineering Software

TrayCAD

TrayCAD

is a Cable Tray layout design program that works within the AutoCAD

environment. TrayCAD

is a windows based program and installs as an add-on to your

AutoCAD

system. Use the TrayCAD

toolbar to add cable tray to your existing plans by

drawing a single centerline representation of the tray run. Then, with the click of a button, the
program will build a full-scale 3-D wire-frame model of the cable tray and all the appropriate
fittings. The program also automatically creates a Bill of Material and contains a library of
modifiable details.

Runway Router

Runway Router

is a cable ladder runway (ladder rack) layout design program that works within

your AutoCAD

environment. Use the commands from the Runway Router

toolbar to layout

runway, relay racks and electronic cabinets. Add cable tray or Cent-R-Rail

to your existing

plans by drawing a single centerline representation of the cable run. Then, with the click of a
button, the program will build a full-scale 3-D wire-frame model of the cable runway and all the
appropriate connectors and fittings. The program also automatically creates a Bill of Material
and contains a library of modifiable details.

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