Auto Plane - lock ?

[zoomer]

Is there a way to temporarily lock the blue Auto Plane,

so that when I want to create an object,

all snaps will be projected perpendicular to that plane ?

 

Like when I want to draw something on that plane but at another

position from where I can't access an object spending that needed

plane ?

[Andy Broomell]

In that case I think you'd just want to set a temporary Working Plane (Shift+1).

[zoomer]

Thanks Andy.

(Now I used "Set Working Plane Tool" for the first time 🙂 )

 

I think it is more cumbersome than a one-button-lock for Auto Plane

but it does do exactly what I wanted.

 

Edited September 13, 2018 by zoomer

[SeanOSkea]

I love  set working plane. I've moved it into my Basic toolset I use it so much. Don't forget you can click on the Eye looking at to the pink grid icon in the view bar to "look at working plane" when you do that it swings your view around so that XYX commands like move and Duplicate Array work relative to the working plane. When you're finished just hit the Nub Pad 0 key (or select top/plan) and your back to normal. 

[SeanOSkea]

But yes we are long overdue for a xyz lock. Heck I'd give up x=select and zoom lope (Y is available) to have a momentary switch plan lock with those keys!