How to enable KiCAD snap to pads in measure distance mode
In order to enable snapping to pads (also called magnetic pads) in KiCAD pcbnew, open Preferences
-> Preferences
:
and then open PCB Editor
-> Editing Options
, and set Magnetic Points
-> Snap to pads
to Always
:
After you click OK
, you can snap to points when using the Ctrl+M
Interactively measure distance between points
tool: