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title: "Using the Shape Data Popup to Set Elevations for a Pilaster"
slug: "using-the-shape-data-popup-to-set-elevations-for-a-pilaster"
updated: 2025-08-07T14:12:23Z
published: 2025-08-07T14:12:23Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Using the Shape Data Popup to Set Elevations for a Pilaster

The *Shape Data* popup is a convenient and easy-to-use tool for setting Pilaster elevations.

To open the *Shape Data* popup:

1. Right-click the Pilaster shape and select **Shape Data** from the **Data** sub-menu. **![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/17b8056e-0758-473a-8194-14efa19aad9c.png)** The *Shape Data* popup appears. As necessary:
2. Click in the **Top elevation** text field and enter a new value
3. Click in the **Bottom elevation** text field and enter a new value. **![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/9ef076e0-66dd-4a03-a92c-3ef9b2c776ae.png)**

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**: By default, **Pilaster** shapes use Pilaster forms. If you change the value in the **Use Pilaster Forms** dropdown from **True** to **False**, the shape becomes a rectangular Column.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/77c00ed3-05d4-4faf-bae6-5efba61eb044.png)

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**: If Formwork design dictates splitting a Column into several parts, the design may sometimes include Ties.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/ae69c864-58f0-4711-91e1-d1c2f7dff95f/Images/Documentation/ae3aae00-5ab3-4b49-9243-f955ed823600.png)