Using the Tools Menu

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The Tools menu provides direct access to various design editing and analysis tools. In most cases, these tools are also available from the Processes pane of the Design panel in the appropriate phase of the design flow. The Tools menu provides an alternative method for accessing these tools. To get Help on a tool, open the tool, and select Help > Help Topics.

Note Some menu commands may be disabled based on the selected design properties, such as target device or top-level module type.

Using Tools

When you open a tool using the Tools menu, one of the following behaviors occurs, based on the presence of and status of required input files.

Required Input Files	Tool Behavior
Present and up-to-date	Opens with the input files loaded.
Present and out-of-date	Prompts you to specify one of the following: Open with the out-of-date files loaded. This is equivalent to the Process > Open Without Updating command. Automatically regenerate the input files by running the necessary processes, and open with the up-to-date files loaded. This is equivalent to the Process > Run command. Note Input files become out-of-date when source files or process properties have been updated more recently than the input files.
Not yet generated	Prompts you to specify one of the following: Automatically generate the input files by running the necessary processes, and open with the up-to-date files loaded. Cancel. Note To open a tool from the Tools menu, input files must be present.