Chapter IX: TOOLS

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Compaction

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The compaction tool squeezes layout down to minimal design-rule spacing. It does this by alternating horizontal and vertical directions of compaction until no further space can be found.

To compact, use the Do Compaction subcommand of the Compaction command of the Tools menu. The Allow Spreading subcommand gives the compactor permission to expand the circuit if it is too close for the design rules.

An example of compaction can be found in the "samples.txt" library (you can read the library with the Readable Dump subcommand of the File menu). Edit the facet "tool-Compaction" and compact it.

Be warned that the compaction tool is experimental and doesn't always achieve optimal results.


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