diff --git a/hurricane/src/hurricane/Cell.cpp b/hurricane/src/hurricane/Cell.cpp
index 65d62b3c..abcccd32 100644
--- a/hurricane/src/hurricane/Cell.cpp
+++ b/hurricane/src/hurricane/Cell.cpp
@@ -212,6 +212,19 @@ void Cell::flattenNets(unsigned int flags)
         buildRing = flags & Cell::BuildRings;
       }
 
+      bool hasRoutingPads = false;
+      forEach ( Component*, icomponent, net->getComponents() ) {
+        RoutingPad* rp = dynamic_cast<RoutingPad*>( *icomponent );
+        if (rp) {
+        // At least one RoutingPad is present: assumes that the net is already
+        // flattened (completly).
+        //cerr << net << " has already RoutingPads, skipped " << rp << endl; 
+          hasRoutingPads = true;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (hasRoutingPads) continue;
+
       forEach ( Component*, icomponent, net->getComponents() ) {
         Plug* primaryPlug = dynamic_cast<Plug*>( *icomponent );
         if (primaryPlug) {
diff --git a/hurricane/src/hurricane/Entity.cpp b/hurricane/src/hurricane/Entity.cpp
index 96739147..9d636a68 100644
--- a/hurricane/src/hurricane/Entity.cpp
+++ b/hurricane/src/hurricane/Entity.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ namespace Hurricane {
   unsigned int  Entity::_idCounter = 0;
 
 
+  unsigned int  Entity::getIdCounter ()
+  { return _idCounter; }
+
+
   Entity::Entity()
     : Inherit()
     , _id(_idCounter++)
diff --git a/hurricane/src/hurricane/hurricane/Entity.h b/hurricane/src/hurricane/hurricane/Entity.h
index 4023ec32..513a8e56 100644
--- a/hurricane/src/hurricane/hurricane/Entity.h
+++ b/hurricane/src/hurricane/hurricane/Entity.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ namespace Hurricane {
   {
     public:
       typedef DBo Inherit;
+    public:
+      static  unsigned int  getIdCounter  ();
     public:
       inline  unsigned int  getId         () const;
       virtual Cell*         getCell       () const = 0;