# Help modeling cable on cable tray ( Connector cable tray error )

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987>\
**Category:** Revit\
**Created:** [May 24, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987 "2023-05-24T11:41:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![El\_padrino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@El\_padrino](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/El_padrino)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/1 "2023-05-24T11:41:16Z")

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Hi Guys, Sorry i’m newbie just still trying to draw cable on cable tray but always problem with cabletray connector  
Is there any other method to draw cable without using node elbow by mepcurve ( the problem is on margins)  
thanks for help

 ![Capture d’écran cable](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/5/3/53ac913560da14b3e866b2d2461f6aaec1a79fb4.png)  
 ![Capture d’écran error connector](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/4/3/43e711eac29664bd962bbdc0f2e2f7dfb0617e05.png)  
 ![margins](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/1/4/14bedbde98b1d6034c5437a23ef22391dd833c80.png)

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**Author:** ![El\_padrino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@El\_padrino](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/El_padrino)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/2 "2023-05-25T11:12:58Z")

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@sovitek@chuongmep any suggestions please ?

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**Author:** ![bendosan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@bendosan](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/bendosan)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/3 "2023-05-25T11:29:27Z")

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Les coudes que tu essaies de placer on l’air d’être trop grand entre 2 des chemins de câbles ce qui fait que 2 coudes viennent se toucher.

The elbows you are trying to place seem to be too big between 2 of the cable trays which makes 2 elbows touch each other

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**Author:** ![El\_padrino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@El\_padrino](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/El_padrino)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/4 "2023-05-25T11:34:37Z")

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Thanks for your reply 😃  
The problem is about margins on node elbow fitting if i change the margins it will pass but if i choose a complicated trajectory it doesnt works …

 ![margins](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/1/4/14bedbde98b1d6034c5437a23ef22391dd833c80.png)

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**Author:** ![chuongmep](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/chuongmep/32/197537_2.png) [@chuongmep](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/chuongmep)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/5 "2023-05-26T01:31:35Z")

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Do you have tried with OpenMEP Package yet ?  
[https://chuongmep.github.io/OpenMEP/api/OpenMEP.Element.CableTray.html#OpenMEP\_Element\_CableTray\_CreateByLine\_Revit\_Elements\_Element\_Autodesk\_DesignScript\_Geometry\_Line\_Revit\_Elements\_Level\_System\_Double\_System\_Double\_](https://chuongmep.github.io/OpenMEP/api/OpenMEP.Element.CableTray.html#OpenMEP_Element_CableTray_CreateByLine_Revit_Elements_Element_Autodesk_DesignScript_Geometry_Line_Revit_Elements_Level_System_Double_System_Double_)

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**Author:** ![sovitek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/sovitek/32/116237_2.png) [@sovitek](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sovitek)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/6 "2023-05-26T05:09:50Z")

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Yes OpenMEP is the way to go more stable…so @El_padrino try play around with this awesome package and it will work…  
 ![Revit_Uoj57uPvsM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/0/1/01ca9de1f7bd19925ab246cde19bc367239348e6.gif)

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/f/3/f3e0df5c6d18f4cb591f2988008a31c18dd503b2.png)

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**Author:** ![chuongmep](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/chuongmep/32/197537_2.png) [@chuongmep](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/chuongmep)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/7 "2023-05-26T05:26:33Z")

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Awesome script, good job

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**Author:** ![sovitek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/sovitek/32/116237_2.png) [@sovitek](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sovitek)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/8 "2023-05-26T05:29:13Z")

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Thx to your great package…so i will say thank you 😉

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**Author:** ![El\_padrino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@El\_padrino](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/El_padrino)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/9 "2023-05-26T08:20:07Z")

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Wow seems Awsome script thank you so much @sovitek but i still have error on fitting not working yet !

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/4/d/4df1ad62f20910f764e47b54adc6aba579a4bd40.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/3/7/3731e4eb652abc540acee0dd8bb4368079ce2610.png)

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**Author:** ![sovitek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/sovitek/32/116237_2.png) [@sovitek](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sovitek)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/10 "2023-05-26T08:21:32Z")

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Hi…try L2 in your list count

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**Author:** ![El\_padrino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@El\_padrino](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/El_padrino)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/11 "2023-05-26T08:50:15Z")

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Yes it works ! but still have problem on next step ! this is really my first script can’t understand the errors ! 😅

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/0/b/0beda4cd0ff22667c9b98659e66da9ada2cce3d5.png)

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**Author:** ![sovitek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/sovitek/32/116237_2.png) [@sovitek](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sovitek)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/12 "2023-05-26T08:53:35Z")

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Difficult to say then you have to show your whole graph with all nodes expanded so we can see whats goin on…but try as here…

[CONDUIT.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/lcFSCvCMlBZhOTYKOZHWzFnXTN5.dyn) (60.2 KB)

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**Author:** ![El\_padrino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@El\_padrino](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/El_padrino)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/13 "2023-05-26T08:59:56Z")

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i tried your script same result !  
[Modélisation cable4\_20230526.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/4YNcRYnevP75LeN27ZvWlKCxZpg.dyn) (62.0 KB)

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**Author:** ![sovitek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/sovitek/32/116237_2.png) [@sovitek](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sovitek)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/14 "2023-05-26T09:01:16Z")

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Hmmm could you share the rvt you test on…

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**Author:** ![El\_padrino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@El\_padrino](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/El_padrino)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/15 "2023-05-26T09:05:29Z")

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may i have your mail adress ? cant send it here

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**Author:** ![sovitek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/sovitek/32/116237_2.png) [@sovitek](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sovitek)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/16 "2023-05-26T09:08:21Z")

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Just upload it here, just a small piece 😉 and if it too big you can use filetransfer,webtransfer etc. and then share the link here…or if its secret just send the link in a PM to me here 😉

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**Author:** ![El\_padrino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@El\_padrino](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/El_padrino)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/17 "2023-05-26T09:12:31Z")

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> **[Projet test CDC.rvt](https://wetransfer.com/downloads/efbf464b2178eae6ad501405b2f4432920230526091123/7d76d6)**
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> 1 file sent via WeTransfer, the simplest way to send your files around the world

it’s not secret haha just example of cable tray

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**Author:** ![sovitek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/sovitek/32/116237_2.png) [@sovitek](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sovitek)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/18 "2023-05-26T09:12:53Z")

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Cheers 😉

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**Author:** ![sovitek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/sovitek/32/116237_2.png) [@sovitek](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/sovitek)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/19 "2023-05-26T09:52:43Z")

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allright here we have a situation with that big cross, then this method here will not work an that  
…but will work on elbow and tee…another thing is you are in meters…and we work in mm here…but try this one here…i have test in 2022…

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/d/7/d7667e194b78f4e22c28c6b7613d65f98274aba7.png)

EDIT now it work in your case…try something here…

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/1/c/1c6bda7baa893552a0d54989e331020027514b29.png)  
[2022 CONDUIT.dyn](https://forum.dynamobim.com/uploads/short-url/vn1HvZE4uv3OOsaq0qchDoFtbJv.dyn) (59.4 KB)

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/6/8/687f3532d3044f317e1b1c4fafc45b08e98751ad.png)

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**Author:** ![El\_padrino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@El\_padrino](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/El_padrino)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/help-modeling-cable-on-cable-tray-connector-cable-tray-error/89987/20 "2023-05-26T11:09:06Z")

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Amazing !!! thank you so much @sovitek you’re the best 😍

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