In my search to learn how to use modelsim as a standalone program for my senior project (as opposed to being bundled into Quartus, as I was taught in a previous university course), I came across a random old pdf made by Mentor, that helped me put together the following commands:
Commands run by the GUI
- Generating the project:
vlib workvmap work work
- Compile verilog files:
vlog -reportprogress 300 -work work [file]
- Load the simulation:
vsim work.test_counter
- Add test signals to the wave window:
add wave -position insertpoint sim:/test_counter/*
- Start the sim:
run(for the default time)run 500(for 500 ns)run -all(until stopped)