Using Partitions - To Use Partitions

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To Use Partitions

In the Project Navigator graphical environment Partitions are created in the Hierarchy pane of the Design panel. This view displays the design hierarchy. To create a Partition, right-click the instance and select New Partition.
The Tcl command partition new <instance name> creates a new Partition for an instance. Use this command in a Tcl script, or execute from the Tcl Console panel, to create Partitions in the Tcl environment.

The Partition implementation data will be re-used on subsequent implementations if that Partition has not been modified. If the Partition has been modified, such as by an HDL source change or a physical constraint change, it will be re-implemented. Adding or deleting Partitions will force all affected Partitions (such as parent and child Partitions) to be re-implemented.
Some actions will force all Partitions in the project out of date so that they all must be re-implemented. These types of actions include:
- Some timing constraint changes that affect the entire design
- Process property changes (such as changing a map or par optimization)
- Removing implementation files, such as NCDs
Detailed control of Partition preservation is possible with the Force function and Partition preservation trait. See Partition Properties topic for more information.