When working in Non-Project Mode, use these commands to launch and close the Vivado IDE with the active design in memory:
-
start_guilaunches the Vivado IDE with the active design in memory. -
stop_guicloses the Vivado IDE and returns to the Vivado Design Suite Tcl shell.
CAUTION:
If you close the Vivado Design Suite from the GUI, the Tcl shell closes and
does not save the active design in memory. To return to the Tcl shell with the active
design intact, run
stop_gui instead of
exit command.After each stage of the design process, launch the Vivado IDE to analyze and work on the current design in memory. In Non-Project Mode, features such as the Flow Navigator, Project Summary, source file access and management, and runs are unavailable. Analysis and constraint modification features remain available in the Tools menu.
Important: Changes made in the Vivado IDE affect the active design in memory immediately
and are automatically applied to downstream tools.
Figure 1. Launching Vivado IDE with the Active Design
