Orthogonal

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro

Constrains drawing and editing to 90-degree angles.

Accessing the Command

command bar: orthogonal

transparent: 'orthogonal

shortcut: F8

aliases: or, ortho

menu bar: Settings | Draw Orthogonal

toolbar: Settings |

status bar: ORTHO

: orthogonal

Prompts you in the command bar:

ORTHOMODE is currently off: ON/Toggle/<Off>: (Enter an option.)

Command Options

Option	Description
ON	Turns on orthogonal mode.
Toggle	Toggles orthogonal mode: if on, turns it off; if off, turns it on.
OFF	Turns off orthogonal mode.

Status Bar Menu

Right-click ORTHO on the status bar for the shortcut menu:

Shortcut Menu	Description
On	Turns on orthographic mode.
Off	Turns off orthographic mode.
Settings	Opens the Coordinate Input section of the Settings dialog box.
Orthogonal mode	Toggles orthogonal mode: On - turns on ortho mode. Off - turns off ortho mode.

Related Commands

Snap - sets the ortho angle.

Settings - sets the parameters for ortho mode.