diff --git a/anabatic/src/AnabaticEngine.cpp b/anabatic/src/AnabaticEngine.cpp
index c7d6a805..c9b3caf0 100644
--- a/anabatic/src/AnabaticEngine.cpp
+++ b/anabatic/src/AnabaticEngine.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "hurricane/RoutingPad.h"
 #include "hurricane/Vertical.h"
 #include "hurricane/Cell.h"
+#include "hurricane/NetExternalComponents.h"
 #include "hurricane/DebugSession.h"
 #include "hurricane/UpdateSession.h"
 #include "crlcore/RoutingGauge.h"
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ namespace Anabatic {
   using Hurricane::Horizontal;
   using Hurricane::Vertical;
   using Hurricane::NetRoutingExtension;
+  using Hurricane::NetExternalComponents;
   using Hurricane::Cell;
   using Hurricane::DebugSession;
   using Hurricane::UpdateSession;
@@ -444,10 +446,24 @@ namespace Anabatic {
       _ovEdges.clear();
     }
 
+    exportExternalNets();
     Session::close();
   }
 
 
+  void  AnabaticEngine::exportExternalNets ()
+  {
+    for ( Net* net : getCell()->getNets() ) {
+      if (not net->isExternal()) continue;
+      if (net->isSupply()) continue;
+
+      for ( Segment* segment : net->getSegments() ) {
+        NetExternalComponents::setExternal( segment );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
+
   Configuration* AnabaticEngine::getConfiguration ()
   { return _configuration; }
 
diff --git a/anabatic/src/AutoContact.cpp b/anabatic/src/AutoContact.cpp
index 129540c3..2978b941 100644
--- a/anabatic/src/AutoContact.cpp
+++ b/anabatic/src/AutoContact.cpp
@@ -474,12 +474,13 @@ namespace Anabatic {
 
   void  AutoContact::setConstraintBox ( const Box& box )
   {
+    cdebug_log(149,0) << "setConstraintBox() " << this << " " << getConstraintBox()
+                      << " from:" << box << endl;
     setCBXMin ( box.getXMin() );
     setCBXMax ( box.getXMax() );
     setCBYMin ( box.getYMin() );
     setCBYMax ( box.getYMax() );
-    cdebug_log(149,0) << "setConstraintBox() - " << this << " " << getConstraintBox()
-                      << " from:" << box << endl;
+    cdebug_log(149,0) << "setConstraintBox() " << this << " " << getConstraintBox() << endl;
     cdebug_log(149,0) << "* " << _gcell << endl;
   }
 
diff --git a/anabatic/src/anabatic/AnabaticEngine.h b/anabatic/src/anabatic/AnabaticEngine.h
index 47d1d058..1638a804 100644
--- a/anabatic/src/anabatic/AnabaticEngine.h
+++ b/anabatic/src/anabatic/AnabaticEngine.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ namespace Anabatic {
                     bool              moveUpNetTrunk          ( AutoSegment*, set<Net*>& globalNets, GCell::Set& invalidateds );
                     void              layerAssign             ( uint32_t method );
                     void              finalizeLayout          ();
+                    void              exportExternalNets      ();
       inline const  AutoContactLut&   _getAutoContactLut      () const;
       inline const  AutoSegmentLut&   _getAutoSegmentLut      () const;
                     void              _link                   ( AutoContact* );