# Adding slope to top face of cylindrical shape

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [October 21, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-slope-to-top-face-of-cylindrical-shape/39648 "2025-10-21T08:58:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![cudifying](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@cudifying](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cudifying)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 8:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-slope-to-top-face-of-cylindrical-shape/39648/1 "2025-10-21T08:58:33Z")

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I want to add a slope to a cylindrical object. How would I go about this? I want to keep the outside proportions and simply have the top face be at an angle. I hope the simple illustration on the right helps.

 ![Screenshot 2025-10-21 at 10.56.19](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/9/19c8f5519d036cdc87316dbbae3df44818155b4c.jpeg)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-slope-to-top-face-of-cylindrical-shape/39648/2 "2025-10-21T09:16:07Z")

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> [@cudifying](#):
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> I want to add a slope to a cylindrical object.

You can select edge and use move/rotate tool. But better way would be to draw a sketch and just subtract top part.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/5/f542ec94ea559df35363685338a11c247fad7eeb.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![cudifying](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@cudifying](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cudifying)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 9:23am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-slope-to-top-face-of-cylindrical-shape/39648/3 "2025-10-21T09:23:20Z")

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Thanks, @Xdrakosha . I did try around with the Move/Rotate tool but was never able to do what you did. Could you upload a video perhaps? Also, how would the subtract top part be better? Im still a beginner so interested to learn. thanks!

Edit: I figured it out, I needed to click on the top surface, then use Move/Rotate. Would still like to know how the subtract method would improve this.

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-slope-to-top-face-of-cylindrical-shape/39648/4 "2025-10-21T09:39:53Z")

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> [@cudifying](#):
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> I did try around with the Move/Rotate tool but was never able to do what you did.

> [@cudifying](#):
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> Also, how would the subtract top part be better?

It’s better because it’s parametric and you control everything. I’m trying to use move/rotate tool as less as possible in my work.

Just as an example: try changing the angle to 45 degrees after you’ve already set one. Imagine you’ve forgotten what angle you used the first time.

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-slope-to-top-face-of-cylindrical-shape/39648/5 "2025-10-21T09:55:03Z")

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In recent releases you can use another method also.

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-slope-to-top-face-of-cylindrical-shape/39648/6 "2025-10-21T09:58:24Z")

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And here’s the beauty of the parametric approach:

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**Author:** ![cudifying](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@cudifying](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cudifying)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 10:31am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-slope-to-top-face-of-cylindrical-shape/39648/7 "2025-10-21T10:31:58Z")

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Thank you! Would the _split body_ approach be parametric as well?

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-slope-to-top-face-of-cylindrical-shape/39648/8 "2025-10-21T11:40:07Z")

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> [@cudifying](#):
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> Would the _split body_ approach be parametric as well?

In this case - yes.

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**Author:** ![SCALEMODEL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/adding-slope-to-top-face-of-cylindrical-shape/39648/9 "2025-10-21T22:02:09Z")

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Would be nice if Move/Rotate tool was also parametric.