Index: trunk/src/buffer.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/buffer.c	(revision 22624)
+++ trunk/src/buffer.c	(revision 22625)
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (changed) {
+		pcb_subc_as_board_update(PCB);
 		pcb_draw();
 		pcb_undo_inc_serial();
 	}
Index: trunk/src/obj_subc.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_subc.c	(revision 22624)
+++ trunk/src/obj_subc.c	(revision 22625)
@@ -365,6 +365,19 @@
 	return layer;
 }
 
+void pcb_subc_as_board_update(pcb_board_t *pcb)
+{
+	pcb_subc_t *sc;
+
+	if (!pcb->is_footprint)
+		return;
+	sc = pcb_subclist_first(&pcb->Data->subc);
+	if (sc == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	pcb_subc_bbox(sc);
+}
+
 static pcb_coord_t read_mask(pcb_any_obj_t *obj)
 {
 	const char *smask = pcb_attribute_get(&obj->Attributes, "elem_smash_pad_mask");
Index: trunk/src/obj_subc.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_subc.h	(revision 22624)
+++ trunk/src/obj_subc.h	(revision 22625)
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@
    the subc (if alloc is true) or return the brd_layer. */
 pcb_layer_t *pcb_loose_subc_layer(pcb_board_t *pcb, pcb_layer_t *brd_layer, pcb_bool alloc);
 
+/* Update the bounding box of the subc being edited as board; if the
+   board is not a subc, this call is a NOP */
+void pcb_subc_as_board_update(pcb_board_t *pcb);
+
 /* Returns whether there's no object in the subc */
 pcb_bool pcb_subc_is_empty(pcb_subc_t *subc);
 
Index: trunk/src/route.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/route.c	(revision 22624)
+++ trunk/src/route.c	(revision 22625)
@@ -510,6 +510,9 @@
 	if (apply_to_line != NULL)
 		pcb_line_destroy(apply_to_line_layer, apply_to_line);
 
+	if (applied)
+		pcb_subc_as_board_update(PCB);
+
 	return applied;
 }
 
@@ -630,6 +633,9 @@
 	if (apply_to_arc != NULL)
 		pcb_arc_destroy(apply_to_arc_layer, apply_to_arc);
 
+	if (applied)
+		pcb_subc_as_board_update(PCB);
+
 	return applied;
 }
 
Index: trunk/src/tool_arc.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/tool_arc.c	(revision 22624)
+++ trunk/src/tool_arc.c	(revision 22625)
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 				pcb_undo_inc_serial();
 				pcb_added_lines++;
 				pcb_arc_invalidate_draw(CURRENT, arc);
+				pcb_subc_as_board_update(PCB);
 				pcb_draw();
 				pcb_crosshair.AttachedBox.State = PCB_CH_STATE_THIRD;
 			}
Index: trunk/src/tool_line.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/tool_line.c	(revision 22624)
+++ trunk/src/tool_line.c	(revision 22625)
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@
 			pcb_crosshair.AttachedLine.Point1.Y = pcb_crosshair.AttachedLine.Point2.Y;
 			pcb_undo_inc_serial();
 			last_layer = CURRENT;
+			pcb_subc_as_board_update(PCB);
 		}
 		if (conf_core.editor.line_refraction && (pcb_tool_note.X != pcb_crosshair.AttachedLine.Point2.X || pcb_tool_note.Y != pcb_crosshair.AttachedLine.Point2.Y)
 				&& (line =
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@
 			if (conf_core.editor.swap_start_direction) {
 				conf_setf(CFR_DESIGN,"editor/line_refraction", -1, "%d",conf_core.editor.line_refraction ^ 3);
 			}
+			pcb_subc_as_board_update(PCB);
 		}
 		if (conf_core.editor.orthogonal_moves) {
 			/* set the mark to the new starting point so ortho works as expected and we can draw a perpendicular line from here */
Index: trunk/src/tool_rectangle.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/tool_rectangle.c	(revision 22624)
+++ trunk/src/tool_rectangle.c	(revision 22625)
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 
 		/* reset state to 'first corner' */
 		pcb_crosshair.AttachedBox.State = PCB_CH_STATE_FIRST;
+		pcb_subc_as_board_update(PCB);
 	}
 }
 
Index: trunk/src/tool_text.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/tool_text.c	(revision 22624)
+++ trunk/src/tool_text.c	(revision 22625)
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 				pcb_undo_add_obj_to_create(PCB_OBJ_TEXT, CURRENT, text, text);
 				pcb_undo_inc_serial();
 				pcb_text_invalidate_draw(CURRENT, text);
+				pcb_subc_as_board_update(PCB);
 				pcb_draw();
 			}
 		}