# Measurement documentation Rev 2.01

**URL:** <https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/measurement-documentation-rev-2-01/1010>\
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**Created:** [March 11, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/measurement-documentation-rev-2-01/1010 "2026-03-11T13:49:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![tomwbarclay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/258eb7/32.png) [@tomwbarclay](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/tomwbarclay)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/measurement-documentation-rev-2-01/1010/1 "2026-03-11T13:49:41Z")

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I am trying to create measurement lines on the measures layer. The manual says , select the measures layer then use line and text tools to manually create measurement documentation.

When I try this the board edit tool bar only allows traces to be drawn and not lines. What am I missing ?

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**Author:** ![ubruhin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c89c15/32.png) [@ubruhin](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/ubruhin)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/measurement-documentation-rev-2-01/1010/2 "2026-03-11T14:09:45Z")

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Hi,  
In the board editor, you need to use the Polygon tool to draw lines. There is no dedicated Line tool like in the package editor.

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**Author:** ![tomwbarclay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/258eb7/32.png) [@tomwbarclay](https://librepcb.discourse.group/u/tomwbarclay)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://librepcb.discourse.group/t/measurement-documentation-rev-2-01/1010/3 "2026-03-11T14:41:28Z")

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Thanks … works just great … Tom