https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/116708/ram-modeler---roof-parapet-wallThe building I am modeling has a slightly sloped (2 degree) roof with a 2.5&#39; tall parapet wall on 3 sides. I thought it would be as simple as adding a wall on top of the roof and then simply changing the elevations of the top of wall so that I get a 2en-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/358941?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:07:40 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:0c5a71c0-295d-4ab2-9b71-a8de4a6cded8Seth Guthrie<p>If the column and wall share the same plan location (column centroid, wall CL), then they always move together. When there is a step in a roof where one beam is higher and another is lower, supported at the same point, then two stories are always required to model that situation (though it may not be worth it in this case). If the column is moved off the wall CL, then it can be adjusted independently, but that opens up other potential framing issues. &nbsp;Our <a href="/Products/Structural/Structural_Analysis___Design/w/Structural_Analysis_and_Design__Wiki/ramss-modeling-faq.aspx">Modeling FAQ</a> has more on this.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>