After completing functional simulation, you can implement your design using Design Manager. Design Manager first reads in the design netlist in EDIF format, then interfaces with the Flow Engine to implement the design. The Flow Engine optimizes, places, and routes the design, creates timing simulation data, and creates physical design data for downloading. This chapter describes how to use Design Manager and the Flow Engine to translate and implement your design.
In a project, you can use Design Manager to manage implementation versions and revisions. Each time that you change a schematic, you create a new implementation version. For each implementation, you can create multiple design revisions, one for each pass through the implementation software. For more information about Design Manager and how to manage versions and revisions, see the Design Manager/Flow Engine Reference/User Guide.
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