Sloping beams in the model will directly affect the member code check when a member is subject to gravity loads. In the Steel Standard Provisions the design of sloping beams will consider the varying axial load that exists along the length of the member when carrying vertical gravity loads. the following figure illustrates the axial force in the beams local longitudinal axis for both a sloped and a horizontal beam when carrying a gravity load.

As illustrated, only the sloped member will experience the axial force due to a vertical load. When performing a design of a sloped beam in RAM Frame each unbraced segment of the beam is checked for a minimum of two sets of forces. One set consists of the maximum bending moments in the segment along with the maximum axial load in the segment, and the other set consists of the maximum bending moments in the segment along with the minimum axial load in the segment. Although the maximum and minimum axial load may not occur as the same location as the maximum moment, it is conservative to consider them as such for design purposes. Note that the unbraced segment refers to the length of beam in which the compression flange is unbraced for lateral torsional buckling (bending) consideration.