You must create a workspace to generate a core in SmartGen.
A workspace defines your family and the default directory in which you save your configured cores. If you wish, you may save your workspace in a different directory. The workspace is a logical grouping for your cores; each workspace contains cores for a specific product family.
To create a workspace:
Start SmartGen. When you open SmartGen it asks if you wish to create a workspace or open an existing workspace. You may choose to create a workspace or open an existing workspace. Select the check box to hide this dialog the next time you open SmartGen.
From the File menu, choose New Workspace, or click CTRL + N.
Specify the Workspace
name, Workspace location
(click the Browse button to navigate
to or create a directory), Family, Die,
Package and Default netlist
format.
Click OK to create the new workspace. The new workspace appears in the SmartGen window. By default, the list of cores available in a new workspace is sorted by Categories. Click the Alphabetic tab to display the complete list of SmartGen cores.