Reading Design Sources - Reading Design Sources - 2026.1 English - UG892

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Design Flows Overview (UG892)

Document ID
UG892
Release Date
2026-06-23
Version
2026.1 English

When you use Non-Project Mode, you read various design sources into the in-memory design for processing by Vivado implementation tools. Each Vivado Design Suite source file type has a corresponding read_* Tcl command, such as read_verilog, read_vhdl, read_ip, read_edif, or read_xdc. You must read sources each time you start the Tcl script or interactive flow.

Tip: Do not use the add_files or import_files Tcl commands in Non-Project Mode because there is no project structure to import files into.