Share Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn To Turn on or Turn off Orthogonal Locking 2013-04-10 Product Documentation Intermediate View Original On the status bar, click the Ortho button, or press the F8 key. Note Turning on Ortho automatically turns off polar tracking. To turn Ortho off temporarily, hold down the Shift key while you work. Direct distance entry is not available with this override. Related References Commands for Ortho Mode Related Concepts About Orthogonal Locking (Ortho Mode)