# Lock Axis

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lock-axis/22060>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [October 22, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lock-axis/22060 "2022-10-22T11:41:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Zecnarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Zecnarf](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Zecnarf)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lock-axis/22060/1 "2022-10-22T11:41:12Z")

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Is it possible to lock on an axis ? Front, left, right etc……

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lock-axis/22060/2 "2022-10-22T16:42:32Z")

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Hi,

If you tap/click on the desired face of the orientation cube, you will be locked to that plane until you move out of the 2D view.

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**Author:** ![Zecnarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Zecnarf](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Zecnarf)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lock-axis/22060/3 "2022-10-23T01:25:18Z")

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Yes. However, I was wanting to lock the cube to an axes until I unlocked it.

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 6:27am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lock-axis/22060/4 "2022-10-23T06:27:52Z")

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I see.

At the moment, there is no lock plane feature, sorry.