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modelsim

CR-98 ModelSim Commands ModelSim EE/SE Command Reference

modelsim

The modelsim command starts the ModelSim GUI without prompting you to load

a design. This command is valid only for Windows platforms, and may be invoked

in one of three ways:

from the DOS prompt

from a ModelSim shortcut

from the Windows Start > Run menu

To use modelsim arguments with a shortcut, add them to the target line of the

shortcut’s properties. (Arguments work on the DOS command line too, of course.)

The simulator may be invoked from either the MODELSIM prompt after the GUI

starts or from a DO file called by modelsim.

Syntax

modelsim

[-do <macrofile>] [-project <project file>]

Arguments

-do <macrofile>

Specifies the DO file to execute when modelsim is invoked. Optional.

Note: In addition to the macro called by this argument, if a DO file is specified by the STARTUP variable

in modelsim.ini, it will be called when the vsim command (CR-208) is invoked.

-project <project file>

Specifies the modelsim.ini file to load for this session. Optional.