{"id":10151,"date":"2018-09-11T00:01:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T23:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.zuken.com\/?p=10151"},"modified":"2023-05-12T10:25:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T09:25:27","slug":"e3-panel-cable-ducts-wire-combs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zuken.com\/en\/blog\/e3-panel-cable-ducts-wire-combs\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Tip: Creating Cable Ducts and\/or Wire Combs in the E3.series Database"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cable ducts are special devices used in <a href=\"https:\/\/us.zuken.com\/e3series\/cabinet-layout-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E3.panel<\/a> that can be created with or without a definition in an <a href=\"https:\/\/us.zuken.com\/e3series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E3.series<\/a> database. These cable ducts can be created and placed on panel sheets; they&#8217;re used to route wires from one location to another. 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