Design Manager Interface

When you use the Floorplanner, an MFP file is generated that contains mapping information. You can instruct the Design Manager to use this file as a guide for mapping an implementation revision.

NOTE

If you use the Design Set Floorplan File(s) command, you cannot guide mapping using the Design Manager's Set Guide File(s) command Custom option.

To guide a design with Floorplan files, do the following steps. For more information, refer to the Design Manager/Flow Engine Reference/User Guide.

1. In the Design Manager project view, select an implementation revision that has been mapped and modified using the Floorplanner.
   
   
2. Select Design Set Floorplan File(s) from the Design Manager.
   
   The Set Floorplan File(s) dialog box appears, as shown below.
   
   

   Figure 3.2 Set Floorplan File(s) Dialog Box

3. Select a Floorplan guide design from the Floorplan Design drop-down list.
   
   
   • Select an existing implementation revision.
     
     
   • Select None if you do not want to guide the design.
     
     
   • Select Project Clipboard to guide from the implementation revision copied to your project clipboard. If no data exists in the clipboard or if you want to copy new data to the clipboard, use the Copy floorplan data to project clipboard option in the Implement dialog box. This dialog box is described in the “Menu Commands” chapter of the Design Manager/Flow Engine Reference/User Guide.
     
     
   • Select Custom to guide from any mapped file in your file system, including designs not generated from within the Design Manager. This option invokes the Custom dialog box, shown in the following figure. You can specify an FNF file for the Floorplanning File field and an MFP file for the Floorplanned Guide File field.
     
     

     Figure 3.3 Custom Dialog Box (Floorplan Files)

4. The Flow Engine uses the selected file to guide the implementation.