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ModelSim Xilinx User’s Manual ModelSim XE Graphic Interface 7-117
Macro menu
Options menu
Window menu
Execute Macro allows you to browse for and execute a DO file (macro)
Execute Old PE Macro... calls and executes old PE 4.7 macro without changing the macro to XE
5.3; backslashes may be selected as pathname delimiters
Convert Old PE Macro... converts old PE 4.7 macro to XE 5.3 macro without changing the file;
backslashes may be selected as pathname delimiters
Compile returns the Compile Options dialog box; options cover both VHDL and
Verilog compile options
Simulation returns the Simulation Options dialog box; options include: default radix,
default force type, default run length, iteration limit, warning suppression,
and break on assertion specification
Edit Preferences... returns the Preferences dialog box; color preferences can be set for
window background, text and graphic items (i.e., waves in the Wave
window)
Edit Project allows modification of project-wide settings that describe the makeup of
the project
Save Preferences save current ModelSim settings to a Tcl preference file; saves preferences
as Tcl arrays
Initial Layout restore all windows to the size and placement of the initial full-screen layout
Cascade cascade all open windows
Tile Horizontally tile all open windows horizontally
Tile Vertically tile all open windows vertically
Icon Children icon all but the Main window
Icon All icon all windows
Deicon All deicon all windows