Hotwiredinthevi
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While I have done some estimating I am by no means seasoned and also looking at how others plan out their work. I've been using Planswift which allows me to do an overlay of the roof joists and the mechanical ducts. Based on this I can tell where the panels are falling with respect to the steel strusses up above. When I figure homerun routings I always go from the home run device perpendicular to the joists first and then turn towards the panel parallel to the joists. My rationale is that by going perpendicular first I can support the single conduit with inexpensive clips and hangers. Then when all the home run conduits meet in the same 'bay' (space between the joists) I can then use the trapeze hangers to pick up a multitude of conduits. Curious if anybody has other techniques for laying out the work.