Saving a Macro Library File

When you save a macro library file, you cannot save a constraint file along with the NMC file, even if constraints were created when the macro library file was edited. All constraints are lost when you save the NMC file.

With the Same Name

To save your current macro library file as a macro file with the same name, select File Save.

With a Different Name

To save your macro library file as a macro library file with a different name, use this procedure.

1. Select File Save As to display the Save As dialog box, shown in the “Save As Dialog Box” figure of the “Menu Commands” chapter.
   
   
2. Select the Macro option.
   
   
3. Enter the macro name in the Macro File field with a .nmc extension.
   
   You can save your macro under a directory other than the current working directory. Type in the path name of the target directory in the Macro File field, or use the browse button to select your target directory and specify your macro file name.
   
   
4. Click OK.
   
   The dialog box closes, and the macro file is saved with the name you specified. The file name in the Title Bar at the top of the FPGA Editor window changes to indicate that this new file is currently displayed in the window. When you later save or exit the file, it is saved to the new file name, not the original file name.