https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/117093/faster-way-to-model-sloped-roofsI know that sloped roofs are generally modeled in RAM SS by adjusting column heights, and I&#39;ve used this method in the past for simpler roofs. Is there a way in RAM SS to define a plane and extend/cut the columns to that plane? Or a way to achieve somethingen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/360005?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 15 Mar 2016 18:42:21 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:d4db6570-07cd-4137-8c40-bfa32eb75830Seth Guthrie<p>There is not a faster way. In the end each column will have to be adjusted (assuming the slope is significant enough to justify making the changes).</p> <p>You could export the plan to dxf or the file to an ISM repository and make adjustments in CAD (stretching) in order to gather the final column elevations quickly, but I find that a simple spreadsheet listing the columns plan coordinates along with some trigonometry to calculate the final elevation based on the slope works best. You can export the column coordinates using the Ram Manager - Post Processing - Data Echo report (as a text file) if that helps.&nbsp;</p> <p>A bit more information here:&nbsp;<a href="https://communities.bentley.com/products/structural/structural_analysis___design/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/ram-ss-3d-viewer-faq">communities.bentley.com/.../ram-ss-3d-viewer-faq</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>