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Creating a place replicate module file (.mdd) from a seed circuit 3 q+ q' M( ~! g; R Z1 P, P8 Y
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$ T# W" l0 F% e6 q1 P- S) I+ \Choose Setup – Application Mode – Placement Edit.( C" \ |, Q8 U1 I% b
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Create and place the initial (seed) circuit.9 c* b0 D$ ]/ n
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0 e8 l0 n. h2 K$ s8 @+ J7 \Preselect all components associated with the seed circuit by left-clicking, shift-clicking, or window selecting.
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- M$ a2 G; H/ G9 pRight-click and choose Place Replicate Create from the pop-up menu that appears.
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The console window prompts you to select/de-select the additional etch elements for the seed circuit. After you have completed the selection, right-click and choose Done. ( J0 e" F% z+ m8 z$ h; O# x' E, C4 Z
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The console command window prompts to Pick origin or use right-click to Use Snap to functionality:) C* O2 Z/ z+ \% k/ w8 p
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Click to pick the origin./ o; z7 A/ @" q+ z' B+ y2 ^2 f& P4 A
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* m+ Y3 i- S( s" yRight-click to Use Snap to, which lets you accurately position pick points with snapping modes.6 L- n/ x5 K6 I9 m9 \/ T8 S
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8 |4 ^$ }0 j7 rThe Placement Replicate Create dialog box appears. Enter a name for the place replicate module definition database file (.mdd). 7 n% w+ O6 x- e8 |0 e. p
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Click Save the File to save the.mdd file to disk for use on other boards.
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# C! v! ^% J C/ YClick OK to save the.mdd file to the current design database and close the dialog box.! D( y* r: q( m6 w4 p3 B
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