METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELOCATING ELEMENTS IN A FLOORPLAN EDITOR

A method for modifying a compiled integrated circuit floorplan is provided. A non-optimally placed functional element within the floorplan is identified and then moved to a tray region outside of the integrated circuit floorplan. A location to move the non-optimally placed functional element is identified. In one embodiment, the location to move the non-optimally placed functional element is not viewable in the same display as the original location of the non-optimally placed functional element. The non-optimally placed functional element is then relocated from the tray region to a new location within the floorplan. The modified floorplan may be recompiled upon relocation of the functional element. A computer readable medium, a graphical user interface, and a system for designing an integrated circuit are also provided.