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Rotated Grid

Is there a way I can stop ArchiCAD from snapping to non-rotated grid.

(I have a rotated grid that is about 1 degree off of the normal setting. My mouse constraints always want to snap to the non-rotated grid so I have to constantly watch to make sure things don't go askew.
Thomas Allan Palmer
Architect AIBC MRAIC
ArchiCAD 24 MacBook Pro
Mac OS Catalina 10.15.6
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Dontknow
Enthusiast
Either you use your 'ortogonal grid' or your 'rotated grid'.
When you use your 'rotated grid' you shouldn't use mouse constraints because then you're drawing a staight line occording to your 'orthogonal grid'.
Architectural construction designer, draftsman, modeller
ArchiCAD 25.
Barry Kelly
Moderator
Have a look in your Work Environment > Mouse Constraints and Methods.
Try turning off the Horizontal-Vertical lock.
And make sure Horizontal-Vertical to Rotated grid is on.

Barry.
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Thanks Barry / Dontknow

Thanks for your advice:

I found the following settings that work (see attached)
Grid settings.png
Thomas Allan Palmer
Architect AIBC MRAIC
ArchiCAD 24 MacBook Pro
Mac OS Catalina 10.15.6