Can draw only horizontal and vertical lines

[Anonymous]

Half way through a drawing I find that when I try to draw a line, it moves only horizontally or vertically as I move the cursor, although when I enter length and angle it does end up to those coordinates.  Up to now the line would follow the cursor wherever I moved it.  Have I pressed something inadvertently to cause this to happen?

[user181]

Try pressing F8 key to turn ortho off

[ennujozlagam]

Hello,  i agree with @user181  just pressing F8 will do the trick. thanks

[BeKirra]

Agree with @user181 & @ennujozlagam

... and this may be added to your trick set if you just start to learn AutoCAD.

Click F8 key again to turn ortho back on.

[Anonymous]

Tried F8, but the problem still persists. Others also suggested F8 so it must have been a clear option, but to no avail. Any other thoughts?Kind regards, Neil

[S.Faris]

Is your SNAP on? Press F9 to Toggle

[user181]

When you press F8 does it say anything on the command line like <ortho on> or <ortho off>?  If not maybe it's the problem described HERE

You can also turn ortho on/off from the status bar. see image below.

 

[s.borello]

It sounds like you need to turn ortho off... see link to screencast below to see how to do this.

https://autode.sk/2Tzft9T

[Anonymous]

Problem solved. Shift 'O' turned off the Ortho Snap. F8 is totally dysfunctional, likely as a result of the computer set up disabling or setting the function keys to some other set of actions.Thanks to those who offered their help.

[hirahul1729]

Thank you so much! I was just struggling with this issue as well.