Modify the Slant of a Structural Column

Slant vertical columns or adjust existing slanted columns.

  1. Open a 3D View of your project.
  2. Select the column to be modified.
  3. On the Properties palette, under Constraints, select a slanted column style, Slanted - End Point Driven or Slanted - Angle Driven, to define how the slant angle can be adjusted.
  4. Click Apply.
  5. Adjust the position of the top of the column with the column endpoint control. If the column is set to Slanted - End Point Driven, you adjust the elevation of the top of the column using the vertical arrow or text controls.

    Angle-Driven Modification

  6. Adjust the position of the base of the column with the column endpoint. If the column is set to Slanted - End Point Driven, you adjust the elevation of the base of the column using the vertical arrow or text controls.

    Endpoint-Driven Editing

    The column adjusts its length and slant based on your parameter settings and endpoint adjustments.

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