5.34.123.4 Example

Example 1: Creates a new ACT3 design with the name “test” in the current folder.

new_design -name "test" -family "ACT3" -path {.}

Example 2: These set of commands create a new design through variable substitution.

set desName “test set famName “ACT3”

set path {d:/examples/test}

new_design -name $desName -family $famName -path $path

Example 3: Design creation and catch failures

if { [catch { new_design -name $desName -family $famName -path $path }] { Puts “Failed to create a new design”

# Handle Failure

} else {

}

puts “New design creation successful” # Proceed to Import source files

open_design

Opens an existing design into the Designer software.

open_design file_name
Note: All previously open designs must be closed before opening a new design.