OK, I just want 90º ortho on the x, y, and z axis while holding the shift key down or a hotkey that toggles this behavior. I still want to snap to points, I still want to snap to edges, references, etc. I don't want to turn those features off. I don't want to lock to just one axis, I just want good ol ortho from the 1990's. This has been driving me crazy since I first started using Archicad. I see plenty of posts requesting this and the answers are typically work arounds in my opinion. I just want it as simple as possible.. Quick, easy and effective. The way it is now is that when I do this and I have snap points or snap references on, everything is a mess when trying to snap and I can't get the "magic yellow line of ortho" to work immediately. It usually takes moving the object in the opposite direction, sometimes it never gets to the yellow axis and I have to change my view in 3d, zoom in 2d, etc. Incredibly frustrating. I realize there are the alt/opt x, y, or z, keys but in my opinion that just complicates things particularly in 3d when I don't immediately know which axis I need to lock to based on the view I am in. Other software works this way, etc. JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE. As always, if someone knows of how to do exactly what I am asking for here in a single key stroke manner, please let me know. Thank you.
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