AccuDraw's drawing plane is central to its operation. As you work, AccuDraw orients this drawing plane based on a number of factors including cues from the active tool, the last placed coordinate, and key AccuDraw settings. This is known as context sensitive operation.

You can override this feature via the AccuDraw Settings dialog (Operation tab section: Context Sensitivity check box off) in which case, the compass maintains the traditional view axes orientation (+X to the right, +Y straight up).