Ortho

The Ortho command specify the angle at which the movement of the cursor is restricted when ortho mode is active.

The Ortho command restricts the movement of the cursor to multiples of a specified angle from the last point created.

Note

The Ortho command, clicking Ortho in the status bar, and the F8 key, are all toggles. Holding Shift changes the mode while you hold the key down.
The SetOrtho command prompts for a setting with the options On, Off, and Toggle. This is useful for inclusion in a script for the ReadCommandFile command.
When Ortho is on, marker movement is restricted to points at multiples of a specified angle from the last point created. The default angle is 90 degrees.

OrthoAngle

The OrthoAngle command specifies the angle at which the movement of the cursor is restricted when ortho mode is active.

Steps

Type the new angle.

SetOrtho

The SetOrtho command turns ortho mode on, off, or toggles the current state.

This is useful for inclusion in a script file for the ReadCommandFile command.

Steps

Specify a command line option.

Command-line options

On

Off

Toggle

See also

Use modeling aids

Model with precision

Cursor constraints


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