The Wave window toolbar

The Wave window toolbar gives you quick access to these ModelSim commands and functions.

Wave window toolbar buttons
Button	Menu equivalent	Other options
Load Wave Format run a Wave window format (DO) file previously saved with Save Format	File > Load Format	do wave.do see do command
Save Wave Format saves the current Wave window display and signal preferences to a do (macro) file	File > Save Format	none
Print Waveform prints a user-selected range of the current Wave window display to a printer or a file	File > Print File > PrintPostscript	none
Cut cut the selected signal from the Wave window	Edit > Cut	right mouse in pathname pane > Cut
Copy copy the selected signal in the signal-name pane	Edit > Copy	right mouse in pathname pane > Copy
Paste paste the copied signal above another selected signal	Edit > Paste	right mouse in pathname pane > Paste
Add Cursor add a cursor to the center of the waveform pane	Cursor > Add Cursor	none
Delete Cursor delete the selected cursor from the window	Cursor > Delete Cursor	none
Find Previous Transition locate the previous signal value change for the selected signal	Edit > Search (Search Reverse)	keyboard: Shift + Tab left <arguments> see left command
Find Next Transition locate the next signal value change for the selected signal	Edit > Search (Search Forward)	keyboard: Tab right <arguments> see right command
Zoom in 2x zoom in by a factor of two from the current view	Zoom > Zoom In	keyboard: i I or + right mouse in wave pane > Zoom In
Zoom out 2x zoom out by a factor of two from current view	Zoom > Zoom Out	keyboard: o O or - right mouse in wave pane > Zoom Out
Zoom area with mouse button 1 use the cursor to outline a zoom area	Zoom > Zoom Range	keyboard: r or R right mouse in wave pane > Zoom Area
Zoom Full zoom out to view the full range of the simulation from time 0 to the current time	Zoom > Zoom Full	keyboard: f or F right mouse in wave pane > Zoom Full
Interrupt Wave Drawing halts any waves currently being drawn in the Wave window	none	.wave.tree interrupt
Restart reloads the design elements and resets the simulation time to zero, with the option of keeping the current formatting, breakpoints, and WLF file	Main menu: Run > Restart	restart <arguments> see: restart
Run run the current simulation for the default time length	Main menu: Run > Run <default_length>	use the run command at the VSIM prompt see: run
Continue Run continue the current simulation run	Main menu: Run > Continue	use the run -continue command at the VSIM prompt see: run
Run -All run the current simulation forever, or until it hits a breakpoint or specified break event	Main menu: Run > Run -All	use run -all command at the VSIM prompt see: run, also see "Assertion settings tab"
Break stop the current simulation run	none	none
Find First Difference find the first difference in a waveform comparison	none	none
Find Previous Difference find the previous difference in a waveform comparison	none	none
Find Next Difference find the next difference in a waveform comparison	none	none
Find Last Difference find the last difference in a waveform comparison	none	none

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