Saving a Macro Library File as a Design File

To save your macro library file as a design file, 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 Design option.
   
   
3. Enter the design name in the Design File field. If you do not enter the .ncd extension, it is automatically added to the file name.
   
   You can save your design under a directory other than the current working directory. Type in the path name of the target directory in the Design File field, or use the browse button to select your target directory and specify your design file name.
   
   
4. If applicable, enter the constraints file name for the design in the Physical Constraints File field, or use the browse button to select a directory and specify a file name.
   
   
5. Click OK.
   
   The dialog box closes, and the design file is saved with the name you specified. Any constraints in the macro library file are written to the specified constraint file. 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.