User`s manual

Main window
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The Main window menu bar
The menu bar at the top of the Main window lets you access many ModelSim
commands and features. The menus are listed below with brief descriptions of the
command’s use.
File menu
New provides the following four options:
New Folder – create a new folder in the current directory
New Source – create a project source file
Import Source – import a project source file
New Project – create a new project from scratch or copy an existing project
Open provides the following three options:
Open Source – opens the selected project source file
Open Project – opens the selected .mpf project file
Open Dataset – view new design simulation logfile (.wlf); enter short name
for this design view
Delete provides the following two options:
Delete Project – delete the selected .mpf project file
Delete Source – delete the selected project source file
Change Directory change to a different working directory
Save Transcript save the current contents of the transcript window to the file indicated with a
"Save Transcript as" selection (this selection is not initially available because
the transcript is written to the transcript file by default), see "Saving the
Main window transcript file"
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Save Transcript as... save the current contents of the transcript window to a file
Clear Transcript clear the Main window transcript display