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Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 00:39:53 GMT

I cannot get the shift key to toggle ortho mode. I have turn on and off temp overrides and it still didn't work. I've seen this problem a couple places with no solution. Can this be fixed? Am I missing something?

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

GrantsPirate — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 03:31:47 GMT

Judt to make sure you are calling in the right order. You start the line command, pick a start point, hold Shift key down and move cursor, ortho is locked on temporarily, pick the end point, ... Is this what you normally do for the ortho override?

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 20:27:08 GMT

Yes, for example, I keep ortho on. COPY command, Click start point, Move to second point, push shift to toggle ortho off, it doesn't toggle off.

Shift works for toggling my trim/extend command, but not ortho.

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

pendean — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 21:06:34 GMT

Has this ever worked for you, or is this a new PC, or new setup, or a problem in one single file or...?
Your exact AutoCAD version as listed in ABOUT command is...?
Are you sure its ORTHO you want to turn off and not POLAR?
Are you sure you are using the core COPY command and not a 3rd party tool? have to ask, we don't know you or your setup.

Your method works fine here with ORTHO: there is a second delay, its not instant though, that's by design.
F8 toggle off fine inside COPY command as well.

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 01:45:46 GMT

Yes, shift has always temporarily toggled ortho. I'm on a Lenovo Labtop. Version is 47.0.0 Autocad 2021. I'm not using Polar. Yes it is the standard COPY command. F8 will turn Ortho on and off no problem. I'm trying to temporarily toggle. As a temporary fix I went into 'customize user interface > keyboard shortcuts > Temporary override' and changed 'toggle orthogonal mode' to 'shift+x'. That command works, but doesn't when its set to just 'shift'. Because I use toggle ortho every other command, I'd like to make it one key.

Thanks for your help. Hoping I can figure this out!

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

fridaJE59J — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:02:25 GMT

I'm having the same issue. It is a new software Autocad LT 2021 and I also have a new Lenovo laptop. Could that be the issue? Anyways, there's got to be a way to fix it. It is really annoying that it doesn't work.

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

pendean — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:17:25 GMT

There is like a second long delay before it kicks in for most of us, are you waiting long enough?

Does your laptop keyboard do something else with the SHIFT key by chance? snap a high-res picture of your entire keyboard and post it, let's all have a look.

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

fridaJE59J — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 01:02:46 GMT

Hi yes,

the way I've always used it is that when I want to toggle ortho in a command (for example when copying something or whilst making a polyline or spline) I hold shift until it toggles off/on. I don't just press it, because it never worked that way before either for me. You needed to hold it down to toggle, once released it would go back to normal setting. So I certainly hold it down long enough for any delay to be irrelevant. I've currently changed the short cut to Shift+z but it's just another key to press, first to toggle on and then you have to do Shift+z to toggle off again so it's not that convenient.. But it's better than to move your whole hand across the keyboard to F8.. As someone else mentioned, you can not set the short cut for ortho toggle to be only Shift.

I’ve attached an image of my key board and I’ve tried with the FN locked on or off, it doesn’t make a difference (apart from when using F8)

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

pendean — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 12:27:40 GMT

Other things to try before you just stick with your workaround:

Change TEMPOVERRIDES command setting

OPTION command then click USER PREFERENCE and unselect SHIFT +LEFT CLICK IMAGE selection

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/shift-key-not-working/m-p/7486795#M903967

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

ireneAZESA — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 20:24:42 GMT

EXCELLENT. Yes ;Using the stevar command tempoverides to 1 worked perfectly. Btw I have a Mac mini AutoCAD LT 2021 with a Logi keyboard.

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

Anonymous — Thu, 06 May 2021 15:34:17 GMT

Hi, I have been using this command for ages, but just upgraded to LT for Mac 2022 and the shift key option for Ortho does not work ???

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

Anonymous — Tue, 18 May 2021 17:35:43 GMT

I was suffering like you, the solution is >> first choose the command that you want to do ( for example Move) then select the object, and after that press Shift.

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 13:25:54 GMT

Hi. The main problem I am seeing with 2020-2022 is that the program wasn't taught to use only 1 of both shift keys. In other words, if you manage to hold both shift keys down you will make temporary ortho toggle go into effect. BUT, lets face it, thats not practical at all. Using 1 shift key + other nearby character will have to do.

I want to ask you something please. How did you edit your command? When I try to type in the edit nothing happens. Basically I want to do what you have done. It is the only solition I was able to pull off with my previous version. Now I have a new program and can't remember how I did it. Can you help please? Thank you

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

ireneAZESA — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:38:33 GMT

Hi
The command is - tempoverides - then type 1 and press enter

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

ADAcivil — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:02:45 GMT

thx finally someone solve my issue

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:11:23 GMT

Check out the key configurations.

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

pdxkim — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:29:39 GMT

Thank you! This has been driving me nuts.

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

DartGTDan-2018 — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:10:15 GMT

Wouldn't toggling F8 do the same thing?

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

ireneAZESA — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:18:24 GMT

Yes it would but it is helpful to turn it off for just temporary and not
have to locate the F key.
The shift is so much easier to find

Re: Shift key will not toggle ortho mode

pendean — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:45:29 GMT

@ireneAZESA There is noticeable time-delay using SHIFT in this way before it kicks in (to prevent accidental use I guess), perhaps you are not waiting long enough or on your PC the time-delay is longer than 1-second (ish)?

Assuming the answers above did not truly resolve it for you.