# RS Feature: Layout Tool

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/rs-feature-layout-tool/4458>\
**Category:** UpFeed\
**Created:** [October 7, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/rs-feature-layout-tool/4458 "2011-10-07T16:44:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tedenljung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@Tedenljung](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Tedenljung)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/rs-feature-layout-tool/4458/1 "2011-10-07T16:44:57Z")

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Several people working for integratorA’s that I talked to are interested of a tool able to generate a simple but useful drawing with dimensions from a RS-Station. The generated drawing is a good help for the people that dealing with the mechanical installation of the robot station.

One way it can work…  
Set a ref-point in the station, maybe robot-zero.  
Click around on things you want dimensions to and you get an XYZ value for each click. The measurements stay visible until you delete them or use a Clear button.

When you are ready you can print it and give to the installation team!

This tool is maybe an add-in to RS, developed by users on this forum.  
Or integrated in RS by ABB???

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![John\_Wiberg](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/john_wiberg/32/1485_2.png) [@John\_Wiberg](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/John_Wiberg)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/rs-feature-layout-tool/4458/2 "2011-10-18T14:14:37Z")

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So the end result is distances between the ref-point and the different objects in the station? On top off a snap-shot straight from above?

So the measurement tools in RS, they generate values and a line, however their values are only shown in the output window. So maybe something that catches those values and put them on the “snap-shot image”?? Would that be sufficient?

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**Author:** ![Tedenljung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/45deac/32.png) [@Tedenljung](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Tedenljung)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/rs-feature-layout-tool/4458/3 "2011-10-18T15:33:20Z")

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What I understand, a snapshot from above with measurements is “Good enough” as result.

When I discussed this with A.S and M.G at ABB they talked about some “Help Graphics” that could maybe be used as help to get measurements in X.Y. and not only P.t.P