13.10 Creating a Designer Block Component in Designer

To create a Designer Block component in Designer, start a new design, and Enable Designer Block creation in the Setup Design dialog box. You must select a family that supports Designer Blocks.

You cannot create a Designer Block after you start a new design; you must create a new design and Enable Designer Block creation at the start.

To create a new design and Enable Designer Block creation using a script, use the command string:

new_design -name "test" -family "ProASIC3" -path {.} -block "ON"

After you create your new Designer Block, proceed as usual.

1. Import your source and auxiliary file(s)
2. Compile your design
3. Run Layout to place-and-route your design
4. Back-Annotate your design (if necessary)
5. Publish your Designer Block