Designer File Menu

 

Command

Icon

Shortcut

Function

New

CTRL + N

Opens the Setup Design dialog box and prompts you to enter a design name, select a family, and specify a working directory

Open

CTRL + O

Opens the Designer Open file dialog box; enables you to select a file to open

Close

 

 

Closes the current file

Save

CTRL + S

Saves changes to the current file

Save As

 

 

Enables you to save the file as a different type (such as TXT)

Execute Script

 

CTRL + U

Opens the Execute Script dialog box; use it to enter arguments and run Tcl scripts.

Import Source Files

 

 

Opens the Import Source Files dialog box; enables you to select and import source files (such as netlist and constraint files). Source files are audited to coordinate your design changes.

Import Auxiliary Files

 

 

Opens the Import Auxiliary Files dialog box. Aux files are not audited; if you make changes to an auxiliary file after you import it, Designer does not ask you to re-import the file.

Audit Settings

 

 

Opens the Audit Settings dialog box; enables you to view all the source files, change their location, and copy them to your local directory.

Export

 

 

Lists all the file types you can export in Designer.

Preferences

 

 

Opens the Designer Preferences dialog box

<List of recent designs>

 

 

Select a design from the list to open it.

Exit

 

 

Exits Designer