ModelSim SE GUI Reference - Parent Directory

Simulator GUI preferences GR-271The modelsim.tcl file• This variable may contain a relative pathname, in which case the file is relative to theworking directory at the time the tool is started.Previous versions saved user GUI preferences into a modelsim.tcl file. Current versionswill still read in a modelsim.tcl file if it exists. ModelSim searches for the file as follows:• use MODELSIM_TCL (UM-499) environment variable if it exists (if MODELSIM_TCLis a list of files, each file is loaded in the order that it appears in the list); else• use ./modelsim.tcl; else• use $(HOME)/modelsim.tcl if it existsNote that in versions 6.1 and later, ModelSim will save to the .modelsim file any variablesit reads in from a modelsim.tcl file (except for user_hook variables). The values from themodelsim.tcl file will override like variables in the .modelsim file.User_hook variablesUser_hook variables allow you to add buttons and menus to the GUI (see "CustomizeToolbar dialog" (GR-118) for an example). User_hook variables can only be stored in amodelsim.tcl file. They are not stored in .modelsim. If you need to use user_hook variables,you must create a modelsim.tcl file to store them.ModelSim SE GUI Reference