Step 2: Starting Vivado with the Example Design - Step 2: Starting Vivado with the Example Design - 2026.1 English - UG888

Vivado Design Suite Tutorial: Design Flows Overview (UG888)

Document ID: UG888
Release Date: 2025-07-01
Version: 2026.1 English

To open AMD Vivado™ , do either of the following:
- On Linux:
  1. Change to the directory where the lab materials are stored:
```
cd <Extract_Dir>/Vivado_Tutorial
```
  2. Launch the Vivado Design Suite Tcl shell, and source a Tcl script to create the tutorial design:
```
vivado -mode tcl -source create_bft_kintex7_batch.tcl
```
- On Windows:
  1. Launch the Vivado Design Suite Tcl shell by selecting Start > AMD Vivado Tools installation > Vivado <version> > Vivado <version> Tcl Shell
    Note: Your Vivado Design Suite installation can be called Design Tools on the Start menu.
  2. In the Tcl shell, change to the directory where the lab materials are stored.
```
Vivado% cd <Extract_Dir>/Vivado_Tutorial
```
  3. Source a Tcl script to create the design tutorial.
```
Vivado% source create_bft_kintex7_batch.tcl
```
    After the sourced script has completed, the Vivado Design Suite Tcl shell, hereafter called the Tcl shell, displays the Tcl prompt: Vivado%
    
    You can enter additional Tcl commands from the Tcl prompt.