Guiding a Design with Floorplan Files

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 Set Floorplan File(s) command you cannot guide mapping using the Set Guide File(s) command Custom option. The Set Floorplan File(s) command is available for the XC4000 and Spartan device families only.

To Guide a Design with Floorplan Files

In the Design Manager project view, select an implementation revision that has been mapped and modified using the Floorplanner.

For more information on using the Floorplanner, see the Floorplanner Reference/User Guide.
Select Design Set Floorplan File(s) from the Design Manager.

The Set Floorplan File(s) dialog box appears, as shown in the “Set Floorplan File(s) Dialog Box” figure of the “Menu Commands” chapter.
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 “Implement Dialog Box Options” section of the “Menu Commands” chapter.
- 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 “Custom Dialog Box (Floorplan Files)” figure of the “Menu Commands” chapter, in which you can specify your floorplan guide files. Specify an FNF file for the Floorplanning File field and an MFP file for the Floorplanned Guide File field.
The Flow Engine uses the selected file to guide the implementation.