To start the Design Manager configured for Xilinx designs, type the following at the operating system command line:
pld_dmgr
The Design Manager Window appears as shown in the following figure.
Figure 9.1 Mentor Design Manager Window |  |
The Design Manager window contains the following three sub-windows:
Each sub-window is described below.
Mentor Graphics windows conform to Motif standards. You should know how to move, close, and minimize (or iconize) the Motif windows. When multiple windows are open, the active window has a blue border and inactive windows have a grey-brown border. For more information on Design Manager operation, refer to the Mentor Graphics documentation.
The Tools window on the left contains icons representing all the Mentor Graphics and Xilinx applications you need to execute the steps in the tutorial. A description of these programs is given in the “Features” section of the “Introduction” chapter.
Use the Navigator window to move around the directory hierarchy and select files, folders, and other types of design objects.
The Navigator has five buttons located at the bottom of the window, three of which are most used. The two buttons on the left have up and down arrows on them. Use these buttons to move up and down the directory hierarchy. To move down the hierarchy with the down arrow, you must first select the desired folder in the Navigator. The rightmost button has four arrows on it, one pointing in each direction. When you select this button, a dialog box appears and you can type in the path to the directory you want to display in the Navigator window. Using this button is sometimes quicker and easier than using the up and down arrows.
Use the Command Palette to access the most commonly used Design Manager menu items.
