Performing Detailed Manual Placement

This procedure describes how to manually place logic into the Floorplan window, by selecting individual symbols from the design hierarchy and placing them in the Floorplan window.

NOTE

You can only place an RPM as an entire group.

Perform the following steps to manually placed selected logic into the Floorplan window.

1. Expand a node in the Design Hierarchy window to show all of the symbols under that hierarchy. The following figure shows an example of an expanded hierarchical group.
   
   

   Figure 4.13 Expanded Hierarchical Group in the Design Hierarchy Window

2. Pick one symbol at a time and place it in the desired location in the Floorplan window. The following figure shows the cascaded Design Hierarchy and Floorplan windows.
   
   

   Figure 4.14 Placed Logic Symbol in the Floorplan Window

3. Repeat step 2 until you have placed all the symbols of the selected node in the Floorplan window.