'ELEV Command

Sets elevation and extrusion thickness of new objects

Command line:elev

New current elevation <current>: Specify a distance or press ENTER
New current thickness <current>: Specify a distance or press ENTER


Elevation sets the default Z value for all point prompts. The current elevation is maintained separately in model space and paper space.

Thickness is the distance that a 2D object is extruded above or below its elevation. A positive value extrudes along the positive Z axis; a negative value extrudes along the negative Z axis.

Related Commands: DDUCS and UCS control construction plane orientation, elevation, and extrusion direction.
System Variables: ELEVATION sets the current elevation. THICKNESS sets the current extrusion thickness.