Board graphics and rules
place_dimension
Add a dimension annotation.
Usage
place_dimension <x1_mm> <y1_mm> <x2_mm> <y2_mm> [kind] [layer] [units] [precision]Angle brackets mark required arguments and square brackets optional ones. Available in the pcb editor. You can issue this yourself, and the AI agent issues the identical command — there is no second, hidden interface.
Arguments
x1_mmRequired
y1_mmRequired
x2_mmRequired
y2_mmRequired
kindOptional
layerOptional
unitsOptional
precisionOptional
4 required, 4 optional.
Behaviour
kind is aligned | orthogonal | center | radial | leader. Aligned measures the span between the points; orthogonal measures the dominant axis; center marks a point and measures nothing.
How the agent uses it
- The agent works in a perceive / act / verify / recover loop: it describes the design, issues
place_dimensionor another command, checks the result, and undoes the change if the check fails. - Commands report what they actually did. A refusal is a result, not a silent no-op — which is what lets the agent recover instead of building on a change that never happened.
- Anything the agent can do here, you can do yourself, and the reverse.
Other board graphics and rules
Try place_dimension in the editor
Free to start on macOS, Windows and Linux. Bring your existing KiCad and Altium libraries.