diff --git a/src/layout.js b/src/layout.js
index 4fab98e..d189068 100644
--- a/src/layout.js
+++ b/src/layout.js
@@ -750,12 +750,16 @@ function compactPlacementByConnectivity(model, placedMap, options = {}) {
         repelY += ddy >= 0 ? py : -py;
       }
 
-      tx = tx * 0.62 + rankTargetX * 0.24 + currentCenter.x * 0.14 + repelX;
-      ty = ty * 0.72 + laneY * 0.28;
+      tx = tx * 0.54 + rankTargetX * 0.31 + currentCenter.x * 0.15 + repelX * 0.55;
+      ty = ty * 0.62 + laneY * 0.3 + currentCenter.y * 0.08 + repelY * 0.35;
 
       const dx = clampStep(tx - currentCenter.x, CONNECTIVITY_MOVE_LIMIT);
       const dy = clampStep(ty - currentCenter.y, CONNECTIVITY_MOVE_LIMIT);
-      inst.placement.x = toGrid(Math.max(MARGIN_X, inst.placement.x + dx));
+      const nextX = toGrid(Math.max(MARGIN_X, inst.placement.x + dx));
+      const rankCorridor = toGrid(COLUMN_GAP * 0.62);
+      const minRankX = toGrid(Math.max(MARGIN_X, rankTargetX - rankCorridor));
+      const maxRankX = toGrid(rankTargetX + rankCorridor);
+      inst.placement.x = Math.max(minRankX, Math.min(maxRankX, nextX));
       inst.placement.y = toGrid(Math.max(MARGIN_Y, inst.placement.y + dy));
       placedMap.set(ref, inst);
     }
@@ -822,17 +826,32 @@ function tightenPassiveAdjacency(model, placedMap, options = {}) {
       if (!other) continue;
       anchors.push(centerForPlacement(model, other));
     }
-    if (!anchors.length) {
+    if (anchors.length < 2) {
       continue;
     }
 
     const cx = anchors.reduce((s, p) => s + p.x, 0) / anchors.length;
     const cy = anchors.reduce((s, p) => s + p.y, 0) / anchors.length;
+    const spread =
+      anchors.length > 1
+        ? Math.max(...anchors.map((p) => Math.hypot(p.x - cx, p.y - cy)))
+        : 0;
+    if (spread < GRID * 5) {
+      continue;
+    }
     const current = centerForPlacement(model, inst);
     const tx = cx * 0.86 + current.x * 0.14;
     const ty = cy * 0.86 + current.y * 0.14;
-    const nx = toGrid(Math.max(MARGIN_X, tx - (sym?.body?.width ?? 120) / 2));
-    const ny = toGrid(Math.max(MARGIN_Y, ty - (sym?.body?.height ?? 80) / 2));
+    const rawX = tx - (sym?.body?.width ?? 120) / 2;
+    const rawY = ty - (sym?.body?.height ?? 80) / 2;
+    const maxShift = GRID * 7;
+    const jitter = (((ref.charCodeAt(0) ?? 65) + (ref.charCodeAt(ref.length - 1) ?? 90)) % 3) - 1;
+    const nx = toGrid(
+      Math.max(MARGIN_X, Math.min(inst.placement.x + maxShift, Math.max(inst.placement.x - maxShift, rawX + jitter * GRID)))
+    );
+    const ny = toGrid(
+      Math.max(MARGIN_Y, Math.min(inst.placement.y + maxShift, Math.max(inst.placement.y - maxShift, rawY)))
+    );
     inst.placement.x = nx;
     inst.placement.y = ny;
     placedMap.set(ref, inst);
@@ -1001,9 +1020,9 @@ function placeGroup(model, group, start, context) {
       maxX = Math.max(maxX, x + sym.body.width);
       maxY = Math.max(maxY, y + sym.body.height);
 
-      yCursor = y + sym.body.height + 64;
+      yCursor = y + sym.body.height + 48;
       }
-      yCursor += 28;
+      yCursor += 12;
     }
   }
 
@@ -1945,6 +1964,8 @@ function routeLabelTieNet(net, pinNodes, context, fallbackReason = null) {
     }
   }
 
+  const tieLength = routeLengthFromSegments(routes);
+
   return {
     mode: "label_tie",
     routes,
@@ -1952,8 +1973,8 @@ function routeLabelTieNet(net, pinNodes, context, fallbackReason = null) {
     tiePoints,
     junctionPoints: [],
     route_stats: {
-      total_length: routeLengthFromSegments(routes),
-      direct_length: 0,
+      total_length: tieLength,
+      direct_length: tieLength,
       total_bends: 0,
       detour_ratio: 1,
       used_label_tie: true,
@@ -2228,12 +2249,12 @@ function shouldUseLabelTie(net, pinNodes, context) {
   }
 
   // Prefer readable schematic stubs for dense multi-node nets.
-  if (pinNodes.length >= 5) {
+  if (pinNodes.length >= 4) {
     return true;
   }
 
   // Long-distributed analog/signal nets become noisy when fully routed.
-  if ((net.class === "analog" || net.class === "signal") && pinNodes.length >= 3 && span > GRID * 56) {
+  if ((net.class === "analog" || net.class === "signal") && pinNodes.length >= 3 && span > GRID * 34) {
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -2255,7 +2276,7 @@ function shouldFallbackToTieByQuality(net, pinNodes, routed) {
   const span = Math.abs(Math.max(...xs) - Math.min(...xs)) + Math.abs(Math.max(...ys) - Math.min(...ys));
   const hasSpread = span >= GRID * 24;
 
-  if (pinNodes.length >= 4 && hasSpread && (detour > 2.25 || bends >= 7)) {
+  if (pinNodes.length >= 4 && hasSpread && (detour > 2.05 || bends >= 6)) {
     return true;
   }
   if (
diff --git a/src/render.js b/src/render.js
index 016a538..5cf72f5 100644
--- a/src/render.js
+++ b/src/render.js
@@ -66,6 +66,31 @@ function truncate(text, max) {
   return `${s.slice(0, Math.max(1, max - 1))}...`;
 }
 
+function wrapTextLine(text, maxChars) {
+  const words = String(text ?? "").trim().split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean);
+  if (!words.length) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  const lines = [];
+  let current = "";
+  for (const word of words) {
+    if (!current) {
+      current = word;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (`${current} ${word}`.length <= maxChars) {
+      current = `${current} ${word}`;
+      continue;
+    }
+    lines.push(current);
+    current = word;
+  }
+  if (current) {
+    lines.push(current);
+  }
+  return lines;
+}
+
 function netColor(netClass) {
   return NET_COLORS[netClass] ?? NET_COLORS.signal;
 }
@@ -383,7 +408,7 @@ function renderLegend(offsetY = 14) {
 </g>`;
 }
 
-function renderAnnotationPanel(entries) {
+function renderAnnotationPanel(entries, maxWidth = 380) {
   if (!entries.length) {
     return { svg: "", width: 0, height: 0 };
   }
@@ -391,9 +416,13 @@ function renderAnnotationPanel(entries) {
   const panelX = 14;
   const panelY = 14;
   const rowHeight = 14;
-  const panelWidth = 420;
-  const panelHeight = 12 + entries.length * rowHeight;
-  const textRows = entries
+  const panelWidth = Math.max(260, Math.min(420, Math.round(maxWidth)));
+  const charsPerRow = Math.max(28, Math.floor((panelWidth - 16) / 6.2));
+  const wrapped = entries
+    .flatMap((line) => wrapTextLine(line, charsPerRow).map((seg) => truncate(seg, charsPerRow)))
+    .slice(0, 8);
+  const panelHeight = 12 + wrapped.length * rowHeight;
+  const textRows = wrapped
     .map(
       (line, idx) =>
         `<text x="${panelX + 8}" y="${panelY + 18 + idx * rowHeight}" font-size="10.5" fill="#6b7280">${esc(line)}</text>`
@@ -598,9 +627,9 @@ export function renderSvgFromLayout(model, layout, options = {}) {
   const labels = [];
   const tieLabels = [];
   const annotationLines = showAnnotations
-    ? (model.annotations ?? []).map((a) => truncate(String(a.text ?? ""), 86)).filter(Boolean).slice(0, 6)
+    ? (model.annotations ?? []).map((a) => truncate(String(a.text ?? ""), 140)).filter(Boolean).slice(0, 6)
     : [];
-  const annotationPanel = renderAnnotationPanel(annotationLines);
+  const annotationPanel = renderAnnotationPanel(annotationLines, (layout.width ?? 1200) * 0.36);
   const legendY = annotationPanel.height > 0 ? annotationPanel.y + annotationPanel.height + 8 : 14;
   const blockedLabelRects = [
     ...(annotationPanel.height > 0
diff --git a/tests/baselines/ui/dense-analog.png b/tests/baselines/ui/dense-analog.png
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/ui/explicit-mode-auto-tidy.png b/tests/baselines/ui/explicit-mode-auto-tidy.png
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/ui/initial.png b/tests/baselines/ui/initial.png
index 9697d7e..8f37fa4 100644
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/ui/laptop-viewport.png b/tests/baselines/ui/laptop-viewport.png
index 43253f2..7149680 100644
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/ui/post-migration-apply.png b/tests/baselines/ui/post-migration-apply.png
index c020258..097614e 100644
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/ui/selected-u2.png b/tests/baselines/ui/selected-u2.png
index a7faa8c..e1fb983 100644
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diff --git a/tests/render-regression.test.js b/tests/render-regression.test.js
index b4f7900..f5c6b78 100644
--- a/tests/render-regression.test.js
+++ b/tests/render-regression.test.js
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ test("render output for reference fixture remains deterministic", () => {
   assert.equal(outA.ok, true);
   assert.equal(outB.ok, true);
   assert.equal(outA.svg, outB.svg);
-  assert.equal(svgHash(outA.svg), "a793f82594e4aff3e898db85cd7e984e86ad568d58aecd33661e8bbb1eff1856");
+  assert.equal(svgHash(outA.svg), "fe431f62be90da91fbd707e1d2dae9286a04d61442893fa54fbebb048c748841");
 });