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Electric has a number of placement tools that can rearrange a circuit so that routing is easier.
The tools can handle schematic or layout cells.
To run placement, use the Place Current Cell command (in menu Tools / Placement). The Placement Preferences (in menu File / Preferences..., "Tools" section, "Placement" tab) let you control which placement algorithm to use. It also lets you control specific preferences for each algorithm. |  |
These are the possible placement algorithms:
| Algorithm | Placer | Notes |
| Simulated Annealing | #1 | Not recommended for use |
| #2 | Has best overall results. Recommended runtime: 5 minutes | |
| Genetic | #1 | Needs long runtime. Additional threads do not help |
| #2 | ||
| Force Directed | #1 | Gives good results quickly (seconds). Additional time and threads does not improve results |
| #2 | Recommended for highly-symmetric cell layouts. For example pads or memory | |
| Min-cut | Simple placer that does not use multiple threads | |
| Simple and Random | Places linearly/randomly: not recommended | |