AutoVue


Measuring Minimum Distance

Use the Minimum Distance option to measure the minimum distance between entities. The available entities for snapping are nets, pins, vias and traces.

  1. Select Analysis > Measure from the AutoVue main menu.
  2. The Measurement dialog appears.

    Note You can also click the Minimum Distance icon on the AutoVue toolbar.

  3. Click the Min.Distance tab.
  4. Select First Set to select the entities that you want to measure from.
  5. Select the Snapping Modes that you want to select as the entities for the measurement.
  6. See EDA Snapping Modes

    Note If you select Net, you cannot select any other type of entity.

  7. Click the first set of entities on the drawing.
  8. The entities are highlighted.

    Note To clear the last set of entities you selected, click Clear Set.

  9. Select Second Set to select the entities that you want to measure to.
  10. Click the second set of entities on the drawing.
  11. The entities are highlighted in a different color.

  12. From the Measured Min Distance drop-down list, select the unit in which you want to measure the distance.
  13. Click Zoom to Result, if you want to zoom in to the measurement on the drawing.
  14. Click Compute.
  15. The minimum distance from the first set of entities to the second set is highlighted by a line. The minimum measured distance, Delta-X, Delta-Y and the Manhattan Distance appear in the Measure Minimum Distance dialog.

  16. Click Close to close the Measurement dialog.

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