System and method for decoupling and iterating resources associated with a module

A system and method for graphically displaying modules and resources within a chip design software application. The system and method provide a graphical interface which relate both a module and the associated resource. This graphical interface utilizes highlights of both the module and the associated resource in patterns, grayscales, or colors to graphically illustrate the relationship between the module and the associated resource. The system and method also provide a graphical interface which illustrates a fixed group and unfixed group of resources associated with a particular module. The unfixed group of resources can be iterated to a next possible location on the chip that would satisfy the requirements of the associated module. Any fixed group of resources can be selected as the unfixed group by selecting that group of resources.