How to enable KiCAD snap to pads in measure distance mode

In order to enable snapping to pads (also called magnetic pads) in KiCAD pcbnew, open Preferences -> Preferences:

KiCAD Preferences menu entry in the toolbar

and then open PCB Editor -> Editing Options, and set Magnetic Points -> Snap to pads to Always:

KiCAD PCB Editor Editing Options showing Magnetic Points snap to pads set to Always

After you click OK, you can snap to points when using the Ctrl+M Interactively measure distance between points tool:

KiCAD measurement example showing snap to pads when using measure distance tool

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