Lock Perpendicular

Toggle the cursor lock angle by 90° from the current setting.

This function allows you to change the locked cursor angle to be perpendicular to the current setting. You can see the lock angle change by 90° in the Status Bar.

Procedure

To change the locked cursor angle to be perpendicular to the current setting:

1. Select Tools ► Lock Cursor ► Perpendicular. Alternatively, press [K] and select the Perpendicular option from the menu; or press [Y].

2. Press [+] on the numeric keypad to activate the cursor lock. The lock angle is shown in red text if active.

If no lock is present then the cursor will be locked to 90°.

3. Select Tools ► Lock Cursor ► Perpendicular to change the lock angle to be perpendicular to the current setting. Now when you move the mouse, you see the cursor lock angle has changed by 90°.

4. To deactivate the cursor lock, press [+] on the numeric keypad. Alternatively, the locked cursor can be unlocked by pressing [Ctrl+U] or [K+U]; or selecting Tools ► Lock Cursor ► Unlock.