Setting the Auto-displacement between Gadgets
- Last UpdatedNov 12, 2025
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To specify the horizontal and vertical displacement between adjacent gadgets, use the HDISTANCE and VDISTANCE keywords, respectively.
The default displacements are HDIST 0.2 grid units, VDIST 1.0 grid units.
Note: These specify clearance distances between gadgets (for example, the distance between the XMAX of one gadget and the XMIN of the next), not the distance between gadget origins, thus:

Figure 17:4. Distances Between Gadgets