https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/148152/varying-deck-elevationsI have a building that is mostly two stories with a connected one story area; the two areas are structurally connected so it is preferred that they are modeled together.The one story area has a sloped roof. When I try to slope the roof of the one storyen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/450906?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:43:06 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:7b894eff-2301-4202-99f2-475a65467da9Seth Guthrie<p>The slope of the beams follow the elevation of the columns (and walls), and the slope of the deck follows the beams.&nbsp;</p> <p>If the beams and columns within an area of deck (deck polygon) are not in a single plane after elevations are modeled, then the deck will diverge from the framing to maintain a single plane.</p> <p>If there is ever a column supporting beams at two different elevations, then those two beams have to be on separate levels types with the higher of the to beams on the higher story.&nbsp;Where you have a small step but where the deck is supported by the same beam on both sides it&#39;s best to model a single flat level and ignore the step in my opinion.&nbsp;</p> <p>For more on this subject see:&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/7207/ram-ss-3d-viewer-faq">https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/7207/ram-ss-3d-viewer-faq</a></p> <p>and</p> <p><a href="https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/3432/ramss-modeling-faq">communities.bentley.com/.../ramss-modeling-faq</a></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>