Create Cable Trays

This page describes how to create a tray in Pathfinder.

Select the Add Tray options from the tray management section.

Trays are used for bundling cables when connected between any infrastructure. Cables are also useful to create a pathway of the cables. You can create a tray from the tray management section or directly from the dashboard map.

Create Tray

In the create tray window, you can fill out information about your tray such as a name, a number, the date of installation, the tray length and a short note (1).

You have to choose the start and end points of your tray (2).

Click on OK to finish creating your tray.

Show Tray

Open

To create a tray from the main map on the dashboard, first you have to make sure that the trays are visible.

Open the context menu by right clicking on the map, go to view and check the show trays option.

Right click again to open the context menu. This time you will see a new option available, Create tray.

Tray Layout

Open

Right click on the tray and open the context menu. From there you can choose to change the tray layout.

You can change the tray color, name font color and the tray line style between solid, dashed and dotted.

Tray Node

To change the placement or path of the tray, first you have to turn the design mode on (1). Then, right click on the tray and select Add Node. Click and drag the node to create the new tray path.

Tray Instances