diff --git a/hurricane/src/hurricane/Contact.cpp b/hurricane/src/hurricane/Contact.cpp
index 44195a6b..e44eb6fb 100644
--- a/hurricane/src/hurricane/Contact.cpp
+++ b/hurricane/src/hurricane/Contact.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ class Contact_Hooks : public Collection<Hook*> {
 // Contact implementation
 // ****************************************************************************************************
 
+bool  Contact::_checkMinSize = true;
+
+
 Contact::Contact(Net* net, const Layer* layer, DbU::Unit x, DbU::Unit y, DbU::Unit width, DbU::Unit height)
 // ********************************************************************************************************
 :  Inherit(net),
@@ -169,12 +172,13 @@ Contact* Contact::create(Component* anchor, const Layer* layer, DbU::Unit dx, Db
   bool  Contact::_postCheck ()
   // *************************
   {
+    DbU::Unit twoGrid = DbU::fromGrid( 2 );
     bool rvalue = true;
     if (_layer->isSymbolic()) {
       if (not _width ) _width  = _layer->getMinimalSize();
       if (not _height) _height = _layer->getMinimalSize();
     } else {
-      if ((_width) and (_width < _layer->getMinimalSize())) {
+      if ((_width) and _checkMinSize and (_width < _layer->getMinimalSize())) {
         cerr << Warning( "Contact::_postCheck(): Width %s is inferior to layer minimal size %s, bumping.\n"
                          "          (on %s)"
                        , DbU::getValueString(_width).c_str()
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ Contact* Contact::create(Component* anchor, const Layer* layer, DbU::Unit dx, Db
         _width = _layer->getMinimalSize();
         rvalue = false;
       }
-      if ((_height) and (_height < _layer->getMinimalSize())) {
+      if ((_height) and _checkMinSize and (_height < _layer->getMinimalSize())) {
         cerr << Warning( "Contact::_postCheck(): Height %s is inferior to layer minimal size %s, bumping.\n"
                          "          (on %s)"
                        , DbU::getValueString(_height).c_str()
@@ -194,6 +198,24 @@ Contact* Contact::create(Component* anchor, const Layer* layer, DbU::Unit dx, Db
         _height = _layer->getMinimalSize();
         rvalue = false;
       }
+      if ((_width % twoGrid) and _checkMinSize) {
+        cerr << Warning( "Contact::_postCheck(): Width %s is not a multiple of 2*%s, shrinking.\n"
+                         "          (on %s)"
+                       , DbU::getValueString(_width).c_str()
+                       , DbU::getValueString(DbU::fromGrid(1)).c_str()
+                       , getString(this).c_str() )
+             << endl;
+        _width -= (_width % twoGrid);
+      }
+      if ((_height % twoGrid) and _checkMinSize) {
+        cerr << Warning( "Contact::_postCheck(): Height %s is not a multiple of 2*%s, shrinking.\n"
+                         "          (on %s)"
+                       , DbU::getValueString(_height).c_str()
+                       , DbU::getValueString(DbU::fromGrid(1)).c_str()
+                       , getString(this).c_str() )
+             << endl;
+        _height -= (_height % twoGrid);
+      }
     }
     return rvalue;
   }
diff --git a/hurricane/src/hurricane/hurricane/Contact.h b/hurricane/src/hurricane/hurricane/Contact.h
index b3c2fe6b..1fee11b5 100644
--- a/hurricane/src/hurricane/hurricane/Contact.h
+++ b/hurricane/src/hurricane/hurricane/Contact.h
@@ -75,20 +75,22 @@ namespace Hurricane {
               ,       DbU::Unit  height
               );
     public:
-      static Contact* create (       Net*      net
-                             , const Layer*    layer
-                             ,       DbU::Unit x
-                             ,       DbU::Unit y
-                             ,       DbU::Unit width =0
-                             ,       DbU::Unit height=0
-                             );
-      static Contact* create (       Component* anchor
-                             , const Layer*     layer
-                             ,       DbU::Unit  dx
-                             ,       DbU::Unit  dy
-                             ,       DbU::Unit  width =0
-                             ,       DbU::Unit  height=0
-                             );
+      static inline void     enableCheckMinSize  ();
+      static inline void     disableCheckMinSize ();
+      static        Contact* create (       Net*      net
+                                    , const Layer*    layer
+                                    ,       DbU::Unit x
+                                    ,       DbU::Unit y
+                                    ,       DbU::Unit width =0
+                                    ,       DbU::Unit height=0
+                                    );
+      static        Contact* create (       Component* anchor
+                                    , const Layer*     layer
+                                    ,       DbU::Unit  dx
+                                    ,       DbU::Unit  dy
+                                    ,       DbU::Unit  width =0
+                                    ,       DbU::Unit  height=0
+                                    );
     public:
       virtual       Hooks        getHooks       () const;
       virtual       DbU::Unit    getX           () const;
@@ -128,18 +130,23 @@ namespace Hurricane {
       virtual       std::string  _getString     () const;
       virtual       Record*      _getRecord     () const;
     private:
-            AnchorHook  _anchorHook;
-      const Layer*      _layer;
-            DbU::Unit   _dx;
-            DbU::Unit   _dy;
+      static bool        _checkMinSize;
+             AnchorHook  _anchorHook;
+      const  Layer*      _layer;
+             DbU::Unit   _dx;
+             DbU::Unit   _dy;
     protected:
-            DbU::Unit   _width;
-            DbU::Unit   _height;
+             DbU::Unit   _width;
+             DbU::Unit   _height;
   };
 
+  
+  inline void  Contact::enableCheckMinSize  () { _checkMinSize=true; }
+  inline void  Contact::disableCheckMinSize () { _checkMinSize=false; }
+
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Class  :  "Hurricane::Contact".
+// Class  :  "Hurricane::JsonContact".
 
   class JsonContact : public JsonComponent {
     public: