Working with Markups > Measurements > ECAD Measurements > To Create a Conductive Path Measurement
  
To Create a Conductive Path Measurement
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To aid your selection of the references for this measurement, first isolate the net. Right-click a net and choose Isolate > Isolate or select it and click Home > Isolate > Isolate.
You can select two pin pads or vias on the net in the graphics area and then click Markup > Conductive Path to create the measurement, or perform the following steps:
1. Click Markup > Conductive Path. The Measure Conductive Path dialog box opens.
2. Select a location for the start point of the measurement. It appears in the Reference panel.
3. Press CTRL and select a location for the end point of the measurement. It appears in the Reference panel, and the measurement appears under Results.
4. In the Measure Conductive Path dialog box, under Results, select the type of result to display in the graphics area:
◦ Rat’s Nest Line—Shortest distance between the centers of two objects on the same net
◦ dX, dY—Difference in X and Y positions between the centers of two objects
◦ Manhattan—Direct, rectilinear path between the centers of two objects
5. Click . The measurement is saved to the annotation set.