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title: "Setting the Elevation for Slab Edges"
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updated: 2024-11-14T10:27:46Z
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# Setting the Elevation for Slab Edges

More often than not you will want Slab Edges to have the same elevation (thickness).

> [!WARNING]
> **Note**: Handset Designer does not support Formwork for stepped Slabs. Connected Slab Edges must share the same elevation values or Handset Designer will produce a warning when you draw the Formwork.

To set the elevations for a set of Slab Edges:

1. Click and drag across the Slab Edge shapes to select them. (For a single Slab Edge, click once to select.)
2. If necessary, click the **Shape Data** button in the **Handset Designer** toolbar. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/33f92bc9-a5dd-498c-ae77-51e69e94302d.png)The *Shape Data* popup appears. As necessary:
3. Click in the **Top Elevation** text field and enter a new value.
4. Click in the **Bottom Elevation** text field and enter a new value. **Note:** For measurements use ft. for feet, in. for inches and m. for meters. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/c1ba0f57-1e06-4d45-9f10-cd75319d4ef1.jpg)

You can also set the default value for the elevations to appear on **Slab Edge** shapes in the [**Drawing and Counting** Tab](/v1/docs/drawing-and-counting-tab) of [the *Formwork Options* dialog](https://docs.avontus.com/docs/about-the-formwork-options-dialog-1).