diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/AreaUtils.java b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/AreaUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a8674e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/AreaUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/*
+
+    DIY Layout Creator (DIYLC).
+    Copyright (c) 2009-2018 held jointly by the individual authors.
+
+    This file is part of DIYLC.
+
+    DIYLC is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    DIYLC is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with DIYLC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+*/
+package org.diylc.presenter;
+
+import java.awt.geom.Area;
+import java.awt.geom.Path2D;
+import java.awt.geom.PathIterator;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public class AreaUtils {  
+
+  /**
+   * Merges all areas that either overlap or are joined by connections.
+   * 
+   * @param areas
+   * @param connections
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static boolean crunchAreas(List<Area> areas, Set<Connection> connections) {
+    boolean isChanged = false;
+
+    List<Area> newAreas = new ArrayList<Area>();
+    List<Boolean> consumed = new ArrayList<Boolean>();
+    for (int i = 0; i < areas.size(); i++) {
+      consumed.add(false);
+    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < areas.size(); i++) {
+      for (int j = i + 1; j < areas.size(); j++) {
+        if (consumed.get(j))
+          continue;
+        Area a1 = areas.get(i);
+        Area a2 = areas.get(j);
+        Area intersection = null;
+        if (a1.getBounds2D().intersects(a2.getBounds())) {
+          intersection = new Area(a1);
+          intersection.intersect(a2);
+        }
+        // if the two areas intersect, make a union and consume the second area
+        if (intersection != null && !intersection.isEmpty()) {
+          a1.add(a2);
+          consumed.set(j, true);
+        } else { // maybe there's a connection between them
+          for (Connection p : connections) { // use getBounds to optimize the computation, don't get into complex math if not needed
+            if ((a1.getBounds().contains(p.getP1()) && a2.getBounds().contains(p.getP2()) && a1.contains(p.getP1()) && a2.contains(p.getP2())) || 
+                (a1.getBounds().contains(p.getP2()) && a2.getBounds().contains(p.getP1())) && a1.contains(p.getP2()) && a2.contains(p.getP1())) {
+              a1.add(a2);
+              consumed.set(j, true);
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < areas.size(); i++)
+      if (!consumed.get(i))
+        newAreas.add(areas.get(i));
+      else
+        isChanged = true;
+
+    if (isChanged) {
+      areas.clear();
+      areas.addAll(newAreas);
+      crunchAreas(areas, connections);
+    }
+
+    return isChanged;
+  }
+
+  public static List<Area> tryAreaBreakout(Area a) {
+    List<Area> toReturn = new ArrayList<Area>();
+    Path2D p = null;
+    PathIterator pathIterator = a.getPathIterator(null);
+    while (!pathIterator.isDone()) {
+      double[] coord = new double[6];
+      int type = pathIterator.currentSegment(coord);
+      switch (type) {
+        case PathIterator.SEG_MOVETO:
+          if (p != null) {
+            Area partArea = new Area(p);
+            toReturn.add(partArea);
+          }
+          p = new Path2D.Double();
+          p.moveTo(coord[0], coord[1]);
+          break;
+        case PathIterator.SEG_LINETO:
+          p.lineTo(coord[0], coord[1]);
+          break;
+        case PathIterator.SEG_CUBICTO:
+          p.curveTo(coord[0], coord[1], coord[2], coord[3], coord[4], coord[5]);
+          break;
+        case PathIterator.SEG_QUADTO:
+          p.quadTo(coord[0], coord[1], coord[2], coord[3]);
+          break;
+      }
+      pathIterator.next();
+    }
+    if (p != null) {
+      Area partArea = new Area(p);
+      toReturn.add(partArea);
+    }
+
+    return toReturn;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/CalcUtils.java b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/CalcUtils.java
index 204255e6..c74b9324 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/CalcUtils.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/CalcUtils.java
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
 package org.diylc.presenter;
 
 import java.awt.Point;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.diylc.core.IDIYComponent;
 import org.diylc.core.measures.Size;
@@ -56,5 +58,24 @@ public class CalcUtils {
           return;
         }
     }    
+  }
+  
+  public static void expandConnections(Set<Connection> connections) {
+    Set<Connection> toAdd = new HashSet<Connection>();
+    for (Connection c1 : connections)
+      for (Connection c2 : connections) {
+        if (c1 == c2)
+          continue;
+        if (c1.getP1().distance(c2.getP1()) < DrawingManager.CONTROL_POINT_SIZE)
+          toAdd.add(new Connection(c1.getP2(), c2.getP2()));
+        if (c1.getP1().distance(c2.getP2()) < DrawingManager.CONTROL_POINT_SIZE)
+          toAdd.add(new Connection(c1.getP2(), c2.getP1()));
+        if (c1.getP2().distance(c2.getP1()) < DrawingManager.CONTROL_POINT_SIZE)
+          toAdd.add(new Connection(c1.getP1(), c2.getP2()));
+        if (c1.getP2().distance(c2.getP2()) < DrawingManager.CONTROL_POINT_SIZE)
+          toAdd.add(new Connection(c1.getP1(), c2.getP1()));
+      }
+    if (connections.addAll(toAdd))
+      expandConnections(connections);
   }
 }
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/DrawingManager.java b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/DrawingManager.java
index 9a8ff14a..6649fa36 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/DrawingManager.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/DrawingManager.java
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import java.awt.RenderingHints;
 import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
 import java.awt.geom.Area;
 import java.awt.geom.Line2D;
-import java.awt.geom.Path2D;
-import java.awt.geom.PathIterator;
 import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -631,127 +629,15 @@ public class DrawingManager {
     for (int i = 0; i < preliminaryAreas.size(); i++) {
       Area a = preliminaryAreas.get(i);
        if (checkBreakout.get(i))
-         areas.addAll(tryBreakout(a));
+         areas.addAll(AreaUtils.tryAreaBreakout(a));
        else
          areas.add(a);
     }
     
-    expandConnections(connections);
+    CalcUtils.expandConnections(connections);
 
-    crunchAreas(areas, connections);
+    AreaUtils.crunchAreas(areas, connections);
     
     return areas;
-  }
-  
-  public void expandConnections(Set<Connection> connections) {
-    Set<Connection> toAdd = new HashSet<Connection>();
-    for (Connection c1 : connections)
-      for (Connection c2 : connections) {
-        if (c1 == c2)
-          continue;
-        if (c1.getP1().distance(c2.getP1()) < CONTROL_POINT_SIZE)
-          toAdd.add(new Connection(c1.getP2(), c2.getP2()));
-        if (c1.getP1().distance(c2.getP2()) < CONTROL_POINT_SIZE)
-          toAdd.add(new Connection(c1.getP2(), c2.getP1()));
-        if (c1.getP2().distance(c2.getP1()) < CONTROL_POINT_SIZE)
-          toAdd.add(new Connection(c1.getP1(), c2.getP2()));
-        if (c1.getP2().distance(c2.getP2()) < CONTROL_POINT_SIZE)
-          toAdd.add(new Connection(c1.getP1(), c2.getP1()));
-      }
-    if (connections.addAll(toAdd))
-      expandConnections(connections);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Merges all areas that either overlap or are joined by connections.
-   * 
-   * @param areas
-   * @param connections
-   * @return
-   */
-  private boolean crunchAreas(List<Area> areas, Set<Connection> connections) {
-    boolean isChanged = false;
-
-    List<Area> newAreas = new ArrayList<Area>();
-    List<Boolean> consumed = new ArrayList<Boolean>();
-    for (int i = 0; i < areas.size(); i++) {
-      consumed.add(false);
-    }
-    for (int i = 0; i < areas.size(); i++) {
-      for (int j = i + 1; j < areas.size(); j++) {
-        if (consumed.get(j))
-          continue;
-        Area a1 = areas.get(i);
-        Area a2 = areas.get(j);
-        Area intersection = null;
-        if (a1.getBounds2D().intersects(a2.getBounds())) {
-          intersection = new Area(a1);
-          intersection.intersect(a2);
-        }
-        // if the two areas intersect, make a union and consume the second area
-        if (intersection != null && !intersection.isEmpty()) {
-          a1.add(a2);
-          consumed.set(j, true);
-        } else { // maybe there's a connection between them
-          for (Connection p : connections) { // use getBounds to optimize the computation, don't get into complex math if not needed
-            if ((a1.getBounds().contains(p.getP1()) && a2.getBounds().contains(p.getP2()) && a1.contains(p.getP1()) && a2.contains(p.getP2())) || 
-                (a1.getBounds().contains(p.getP2()) && a2.getBounds().contains(p.getP1())) && a1.contains(p.getP2()) && a2.contains(p.getP1())) {
-              a1.add(a2);
-              consumed.set(j, true);
-              break;
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    for (int i = 0; i < areas.size(); i++)
-      if (!consumed.get(i))
-        newAreas.add(areas.get(i));
-      else
-        isChanged = true;
-
-    if (isChanged) {
-      areas.clear();
-      areas.addAll(newAreas);
-      crunchAreas(areas, connections);
-    }
-
-    return isChanged;
-  }
-
-  private List<Area> tryBreakout(Area a) {
-    List<Area> toReturn = new ArrayList<Area>();
-    Path2D p = null;
-    PathIterator pathIterator = a.getPathIterator(null);
-    while (!pathIterator.isDone()) {
-      double[] coord = new double[6];
-      int type = pathIterator.currentSegment(coord);
-      switch (type) {
-        case PathIterator.SEG_MOVETO:
-          if (p != null) {
-            Area partArea = new Area(p);
-            toReturn.add(partArea);
-          }
-          p = new Path2D.Double();
-          p.moveTo(coord[0], coord[1]);
-          break;
-        case PathIterator.SEG_LINETO:
-          p.lineTo(coord[0], coord[1]);
-          break;
-        case PathIterator.SEG_CUBICTO:
-          p.curveTo(coord[0], coord[1], coord[2], coord[3], coord[4], coord[5]);
-          break;
-        case PathIterator.SEG_QUADTO:
-          p.quadTo(coord[0], coord[1], coord[2], coord[3]);
-          break;
-      }
-      pathIterator.next();
-    }
-    if (p != null) {
-      Area partArea = new Area(p);
-      toReturn.add(partArea);
-    }
-
-    return toReturn;
-  }
+  }   
 }
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/Presenter.java b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/Presenter.java
index eeeb5d6d..d38701bf 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/Presenter.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/presenter/Presenter.java
@@ -3141,7 +3141,7 @@ public class Presenter implements IPlugInPort {
       }
     }
 
-    drawingManager.expandConnections(connections);
+    CalcUtils.expandConnections(connections);
 
     return new ArrayList<Connection>(connections);
   }