Which manual?
https://librecad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getstart/configure.html?highlight=status%20bar#status-barhttps://librecad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ref/fundamentals.html?highlight=coordinate#the-coordinate-systemUse Info tools to measure entities or add dimensions.
https://librecad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ref/tools.html?highlight=info#infohttps://librecad.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ref/tools.html?highlight=info#dimensionRelative coordinates show length/angle of entities during drawing.
But for exact length drawing, it is recommend to use the command line.
Then you must not necessarily measure entities you have drawn.
Armin
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