The Main window toolbar
Buttons on the Main window toolbar give you quick access to these ModelSim commands and functions.
Main window toolbar buttons Button Menu equivalent Command equivalents Compile
open the Compile HDL Source Files dialog box to select files for compilation Design > Compile, also
Options > Compile (opens the Compile Options dialog box) vcom <arguments>, or
vlog <arguments> Load Design
open the Load Design dialog box to initiate simulation Design > Load Design vsim <arguments>see: vsim Copy
copy the selected text within the Main window transcript Edit > Copy Paste
paste the copied text to the cursor location Edit > Paste Restart
reload the design elements and resets the simulation time to zero, with the option of using current formatting, breakpoints, and WLF file Run > Restart restart <arguments>see: restart Run Length
specify the run length for the current simulation none run <specific run length>see: run Run
run the current simulation for the specified run length Run > Run <default_run_length> run (no arguments)see: run Continue Run
continue the current simulation run until the end of specified run length or until it hits a breakpoint or specified break event Run > Continue run -continuesee: run Run -All
run the current simulation forever, or until it hits a breakpoint or specified break event Run > Run -All run -allsee: run, see "Assertion settings tab" Break
stop the current simulation run none none Step
step the current simulation to the next HDL statement Run > Step stepsee: step Step Over
HDL statements are executed but treated as simple statements instead of entered and traced line by line Run > Step -Over step -oversee: step
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