Measurement in Cadence PCB Editor

How do I measure the spacing between pins to make sure my footprint matches the Datasheet?

See the How to check your footprints using the OrCAD PCB Editor Measurement tool video

How do I measure the size of my PCB?

With your PCB design open, click the Show Measure tool (see Figure 1).
Click on any two points (e.g., the corners of the PCB) to measure the distance between those points. Confirm that the measurement is under any manufacturing limits.

Figure 1: Measuring PCB size

About Me

SHAWN JORDAN, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context and storytelling in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University, and received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2017.