diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/slab.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/slab.py
index acfffb7c1c..19a4adfa20 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/slab.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/model/slab.py
@@ -281,8 +281,17 @@ class DumbSlabPlaner:
                 existing_x_angle = 0 if tool.Cad.is_x(existing_x_angle, 2 * pi, tolerance=0.001) else existing_x_angle
                 direction_ratios = Vector(extrusion.ExtrudedDirection.DirectionRatios)
                 offset_direction = direction_ratios.copy()
-                perpendicular_depth = thickness * abs(1 / cos(existing_x_angle))
-                perpendicular_offset = layer_offset * abs(1 / cos(existing_x_angle)) / self.unit_scale
+                # The extrusion depth needed to achieve a given perpendicular thickness depends on
+                # how much the extrusion direction deviates from the slab face normal (local Z).
+                # For an ObjectPlacement-rotated slab, extrusion_vec.z ≈ 1.0 → no scaling.
+                # For an ExtrudedDirection-tilted slab, extrusion_vec.z < 1.0 → scale up.
+                extrusion_z = abs(direction_ratios.normalized().z)
+                if extrusion_z > 1e-6:
+                    perpendicular_depth = thickness / extrusion_z
+                    perpendicular_offset = layer_offset / extrusion_z / self.unit_scale
+                else:
+                    perpendicular_depth = thickness
+                    perpendicular_offset = layer_offset / self.unit_scale
 
                 ifc_position = extrusion.Position
 
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/loader.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/loader.py
index 24b55bcf03..56f22a97b9 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/loader.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/loader.py
@@ -1086,6 +1086,7 @@ class Loader(bonsai.core.tool.Loader):
         bm = bmesh.new()
         bm.from_mesh(mesh)
         prev_co = None
+        depth_scale = 1.0
         if not usage:
             sense_factor = 1  # Assume the extrusion vector points in the direction sense
             no = cls.get_extrusion_vector(element).normalized()
@@ -1095,9 +1096,26 @@ class Loader(bonsai.core.tool.Loader):
             no = cls.get_extrusion_vector(element).normalized()
             no = no.cross(Vector([1.0, 0.0, 0.0]))
         elif usage.LayerSetDirection == "AXIS3":
-            co = Vector((0.0, 0.0, offset))
-            no = cls.get_extrusion_vector(element).normalized()
             no = Vector([0.0, 0.0, 1.0])
+            co = Vector((0.0, 0.0, offset))
+            # Bisect planes are always horizontal (world Z) for AXIS3.
+            # For well-formed IFC data, the mesh local Z span equals total_perp_thickness
+            # (extrusion.Depth is always set to thickness / extrusion_vec.z so that
+            # extrusion.Depth × extrusion_vec.z = thickness). depth_scale is kept as
+            # a safety net for IFC files from other authoring tools where the extrusion
+            # depth may not exactly match the sum of LayerThicknesses.
+            extrusion_vec = cls.get_extrusion_vector(element).normalized()
+            ifc_extrusion_depth = None
+            if body_rep := ifcopenshell.util.representation.get_representation(element, "Model", "Body", "MODEL_VIEW"):
+                for item in ifcopenshell.util.representation.resolve_representation(body_rep).Items:
+                    while item.is_a("IfcBooleanResult"):
+                        item = item.FirstOperand
+                    if item.is_a("IfcExtrudedAreaSolid"):
+                        ifc_extrusion_depth = item.Depth
+                        break
+            total_perp_thickness = sum(l.LayerThickness for l in layer_set.MaterialLayers)
+            if ifc_extrusion_depth and total_perp_thickness:
+                depth_scale = abs(extrusion_vec.z) * (ifc_extrusion_depth / total_perp_thickness)
         elif usage.LayerSetDirection == "AXIS1":
             co = Vector((0.0, 0.0, offset))
             no = cls.get_extrusion_vector(element).normalized()
@@ -1114,7 +1132,7 @@ class Loader(bonsai.core.tool.Loader):
         for i, layer in enumerate(layer_set.MaterialLayers):
             if i != last_i:
                 prev_co = co.copy()
-                co += no * layer.LayerThickness * unit_scale
+                co += no * layer.LayerThickness * depth_scale * unit_scale
                 bisect_geom = bmesh.ops.bisect_plane(
                     bm, geom=bm.verts[:] + bm.edges[:] + bm.faces[:], dist=0.0001, plane_co=co, plane_no=no
                 )