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====== Create a Block Design ======
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Click the **Create Block Design** button in the //IP Integrator// dropdown of Vivado's //Flow Navigator// pane. A block design provides a visual representation of your hardware design, and can be used to easily connect and configure IP cores.
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In the dialog that pops up, give your block design a name (or use the default "design_1").

**Important:** //Do NOT use spaces in the block design name. Instead use an underscore, a dash, or [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CamelCase|CamelCase]].//

The other two fields should be left as defaults. //Directory// can be used to place the block design's source files outside of the project directory, and //Specify source set// can be used to create block designs that are not part of the normal Design Sources, which are used to build the project.

Click **OK** to continue.
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