Measuring Distance

Use the Distance option to measure the distance between two specific points.

From the Markup menu, select Add entity, select Measurement, and then select Distance.

The Measurement Entities dialog box appears.

Note: From the Markup Entity toolbar, you can also click Distance .

Select the snapping modes that you want to use for measuring.

To select all snapping modes, click All On. To deselect all snapping modes, click All Off.

See EDA Snapping Modes

From the Measured Distance Units list, select the unit in which you want to measure the distance.

Click a point on the drawing to define the starting point.

Click another point on the drawing to define the end point.

The points are joined by a line. The measured line path appears as an entity on the current active markup.

Drag to move the measured line path.

Click on the measured line path.

The measurement and unit appear in a value box entity on the current active markup layer. The measured distance, Delta-X, Delta-Y and the “Manhattan Distance” appear in the Measurement Entities dialog box.

To resize the value box, select it and then click and drag the frame handles.

Note: Click Reset to take another measurement.

Click Close to close the Measurement Entities dialog box