13.7.3 Files Tab

The Files tab displays all the files associated with your project. Files are grouped by Components and User Files: Component files include SmartDesign components, Designer blocks, CoreConsole and IP cores, and Synplify DSP components.

User Files include:
  • Block Symbol Files
  • Schematic Files
  • HDL Source Files
  • Stimulus Files
  • Simulation Files
  • Constraint Files
  • Synthesis Files
  • Designer Views (implementation files)

Right-clicking a file in the Files tab provides a menu of available options specific to the file type. You can also delete files from the project by selecting Delete from Project from the right-click menu. You can delete files from the project and the disk by selecting Delete from Disk and Project from the right-click menu.

You can instantiate a component by dragging the component to a SmartDesign window or by selecting Instantiate in SmartDesign from the right-click menu.

You can configure a component by double-clicking the component or by selecting Open Component from the right-click menu.

Note: You can drag files in the Files tab to re-order them.