Index: trunk/src/obj_line.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_line.c	(revision 5205)
+++ trunk/src/obj_line.c	(revision 5206)
@@ -258,8 +258,21 @@
 }
 
 
+pcb_coord_t pcb_line_length(const pcb_line_t *line)
+{
+	pcb_coord_t dx = line->Point1.X - line->Point2.X;
+	pcb_coord_t dy = line->Point1.Y - line->Point2.Y;
+	return pcb_round(sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy));
+}
 
+pcb_coord_t pcb_line_area(const pcb_line_t *line)
+{
+	return
+		pcb_line_length(line) * line->Thickness /* body */
+		+ line->Thickness * line->Thickness * M_PI; /* cap circles */
+}
 
+
 /*** ops ***/
 
 /* copies a line to buffer */
Index: trunk/src/obj_line.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_line.h	(revision 5205)
+++ trunk/src/obj_line.h	(revision 5206)
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
 void pcb_line_rotate90(pcb_line_t *Line, pcb_coord_t X, pcb_coord_t Y, unsigned Number);
 void pcb_line_rotate(pcb_layer_t *layer, pcb_line_t *line, pcb_coord_t X, pcb_coord_t Y, double cosa, double sina);
 
+pcb_coord_t pcb_line_length(const pcb_line_t *line);
+pcb_coord_t pcb_line_area(const pcb_line_t *line);
+
+
 /* hash */
 int pcb_line_eq(const pcb_element_t *e1, const pcb_line_t *l1, const pcb_element_t *e2, const pcb_line_t *l2);
 unsigned int pcb_line_hash(const pcb_element_t *e, const pcb_line_t *l);