Is it possible to have some kind of live measurement? Example: I have two M3 mounting holes on the pcb and the space between the two needs to be 5 cm. Now I use the measurement tool. But when the space is not correct, I need to exit the tool move one hole and measure again. I would be handy that the measurement tool doesn't need to be closed when moving one hole.
I use the measurement tool a lot not only for positioning mounting holes.
There are several methods that you can achieve this.
1) Possibly the easiest is to define the first MH as a "Relative Origin" Duplicate the first MH and the offset co-ordinates can then be read from the bottom right of screen. 2)Manually draw a 5cm measurement ("Dimension") starting on the first MH and ending in free space. This will give you the distance to manually place your second MH. 3)Duplicate the first MH. Right click, =>Type Offset. This will place your second MH where you want.
edrees has answered well, but I thought it worth adding a comment as to why the measurement tool isn't live.
It's actually very simple. Everything that's 'live' has to be permanently running in the background and needs to be checked to see if it's in use. Add too many of these and the program will s-l-o-w right down because of the background overhead. There are already instances, particularly with larger files, when the speed isn't as great as it might be. Some of those permanently active background tasks can be disabled, but it's definitely the case that any more would be too many!
some kind of live measurement
Posted - 09 Jul 2025 : 06:40:19
