System Variable Entry: ELEVATION

ELEVATION

real

0.0

no

drawing; saved in drawing

Stores the current elevation of new objects relative to the current UCS.

AutoCAD and BricsCAD. AutoCAD all; BricsCAD V20+. Divergence: default AutoCAD 0.0000, BricsCAD 0.0.

• AutoCAD: https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2026/ENU/?guid=GUID-E0FE35FA-841A-40D0-8282-1639F9A47107
• BricsCAD: https://help.bricsys.com/en-us/document/system-variable-reference/e/elevation-system-variable