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> see: vcom or vlog
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	see: "Mouse and keyboard shortcuts"
Paste paste the copied text to the cursor location	Edit > Paste	see: "Mouse and keyboard shortcuts"
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 -continue see: run
Run -All run the current simulation forever, or until it hits a breakpoint or specified break event	Run > Run -All	run -all see: 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	step see: step
Step Over HDL statements are executed but treated as simple statements instead of entered and traced line by line	Run > Step -Over	step -over see: step

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