Interactive Net Length Calculation

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Modified by Admin on Nov 18, 2013

For many designs, an important aspect of routing the PCB is knowing the net length. Updated in Altium Designer 13.2, the current net length is available when interactively routing a net, and when interactively modifying an existing route.

Net Length Display During Interactive Routing

For an unrouted net that is being interactively routed, the current route length is displayed in the Heads Up Display (HUD), and on the Status bar at the bottom of the workspace, as shown in the image below. Press Shift+H to toggle the HUD on and off, press Shift+G to toggle HUD cursor tracking on and off.

The current route length is displayed and updated in real-time in the Heads Up Display and on the Status bar (click on image to enlarge).

Net Length Display When Routing is being Modified

Existing routing can be modified by sliding track segments, while maintaining the angles with adjoining track segments. This is done using the Ctrl+Click shortcut, or by clicking once to select a track segment and then clicking and dragging. During route modification, the current route length is displayed in the Heads Up Display (HUD), and in the PCB panel, as shown in the image below.

The current route length is displayed and updated in real-time in the Heads Up Display and on the PCB panel.