From e1ca99aec6476538692aa4e2c09198929be6f5bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rohan Kumar <rohankumar@berkeley.edu>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 12:34:48 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix(compiler): skip export of construction insts

---
 core/compiler/src/gds.rs | 7 ++-----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/compiler/src/gds.rs b/core/compiler/src/gds.rs
index 82fdd18..6177e91 100644
--- a/core/compiler/src/gds.rs
+++ b/core/compiler/src/gds.rs
@@ -107,10 +107,7 @@ impl CompiledData {
         let mut ocell = GdsStruct::new(name.to_string());
         for (_, obj) in &cell.objects {
             match obj {
-                SolvedValue::Rect(rect) => {
-                    if rect.construction {
-                        continue;
-                    }
+                SolvedValue::Rect(rect) if !rect.construction => {
                     if let Some(layer) = &rect.layer {
                         let GdsLayerSpec {
                             layer,
@@ -148,7 +145,7 @@ impl CompiledData {
                         ..Default::default()
                     }));
                 }
-                SolvedValue::Instance(i) => {
+                SolvedValue::Instance(i) if !i.construction => {
                     if exporter.names.name(&i.cell).is_none() {
                         self.cell_to_gds(exporter, i.cell)?;
                     }

From d567ba7c2fd38f521c48a90cefe61fab3d911cfc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rohan Kumar <rohankumar@berkeley.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 21:31:46 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] do not show construction insts in GUI

---
 core/gui/src/editor/canvas.rs | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/core/gui/src/editor/canvas.rs b/core/gui/src/editor/canvas.rs
index 9233e32..610eb7e 100644
--- a/core/gui/src/editor/canvas.rs
+++ b/core/gui/src/editor/canvas.rs
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ impl Element for CanvasElement {
                             }
                         }
                         SolvedValue::Instance(inst) => {
+                            if inst.construction {
+                                continue;
+                            }
                             let mut inst_mat = TransformationMatrix::identity();
                             if inst.reflect {
                                 inst_mat = inst_mat.reflect_vert()