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The Design Manager has six menus, which are described in the following sections.
The File menu contains commands that create and modify a project, control preferences for working with a project, and exit the Design Manager. The following are the File menu commands and a brief explanation of each.
| New Project | Creates a new project |
| Open Project | Selects an existing project and opens it |
| Save Project | Saves the current project |
| Delete Project | Selects an existing project and deletes it |
| Preferences | Customizes the program settings |
| 1, 2, 3, 4 | Displays up to four of the most recently used projects |
| Exit | Quits the Design Manager |
The Design menu contains commands that implement the design and manipulate the design versions and implementation revisions. The following are the Design menu commands and a brief explanation of each.
| Implement | Launches the Flow Engine and runs the implementation flow on the “last” revision |
| Options | Sets options for the implementation flow |
| Set Part | Sets the device part |
| Set Constraints File | Sets the UCF file for constraining a design |
| Set Guide File(s) | Sets the file for guiding a design |
| Set Floorplan File(s) | Sets the files generated by the Floorplanner for guiding a design |
| FPGA Multi-Pass Place & Route | Runs multiple place and route passes on a selected design version |
| Lock Pins | Generates pin locking constraints in the UCF file |
| New Version | Creates a new design version of the design data |
| New Revision | Creates a new implementation revision of the design data |
| Copy Revision | Copies the selected implementation revision into a new implementation revision |
| Export | Exports the data for the selected implementation revision |
| Properties | Displays the properties of the selected object |
| Delete | Deletes the selected object |
The Tools menu contains commands that launch various tools to run on the selected implementation revision. The following are the Tools menu commands and a brief explanation of each.
| Flow Engine | Runs the Flow Engine, which maps, places, and routes your design |
| Timing Analyzer | Runs the Timing Analyzer, which analyzes paths in your design and compares them against your timing constraints |
| Floorplanner | Runs the Floorplanner, which allows you to graphically place your design into certain FPGAs |
| PROM File Formatter | Runs the PROM File Formatter, which creates a PROM file or series of PROM files |
| Hardware Debugger | Runs the Hardware Debugger, which downloads your design to an in-circuit part and interactively debugs your design |
| FPGA Editor | Runs the FPGA Editor, which allows you to graphically examine your placed and routed design |
| Chip Viewer | Runs the Chip Viewer, which allows you to graphically view the final fitting report for CPLDs |
| JTAG Programmer | Runs the JTAG Programmer, which allows you to program certain FPGAs or CPLDs while the device is on a circuit board |
The Utilities menu contains commands that run utilities to gain information about the selected project or implementation revision and to set options for the design implementation flow. The following are the Utilities menu commands and a brief explanation of each.
| Report Browser | Opens the Report Browser for the selected implementation revision |
| Constraints Editor | Runs the Constraints Editor, which allows you to create and edit constraints |
| Command History | Displays the command and option history for the selected implementation revision |
| Template Manager | Manages option templates for the current project |
| Produce Timing Report | Generates specified timing reports |
| Lock Pins Report | Opens the report generated by the Design  Lock Pins command |
| Flow Log File | Opens the Flow Engine log file for the selected revision in a separate window |
| Project Notes | Edits notes for the current project |
The View menu contains commands that control the visibility of the toolbar, status bar, and toolbox in the Design Manager main window. The following are the View menu commands and a brief explanation of each.
| Toolbar | Shows or hides the toolbar |
| Status Bar | Shows or hides the status bar |
| Toolbox | Shows or hides the toolbox |
The Help menu contains commands that invoke online help and display information about the Design Manager. The following are the Help menu commands and a brief explanation of each.
| Help Topics | Displays help topics |
| Online Documentation | Starts the online documentation viewer |
| Xilinx on the Web Support and Services | Opens the Xilinx technical support page on the Web |
| Xilinx on the Web Xilinx Home Page | Opens the Xilinx home page on the Web |
| About Design Manager | Displays the program information and copyright |