Project Archiving

Foundation 1.5 supports automatic project archiving. The entire project directory, plus files needed to restore Foundation Series and system settings, is zipped into a single file. When you select File Archive Project from the Project Manager, the Archive Project Wizard - Setup window appears. In this window, you can specify the location for the archive .zip file, add comments, provide a password, or modify the compression factor. Likewise, the Foundation Project Manager contains a Restore Project option to automatically unzip archived projects. (File Restore Project).

Project archiving maintains revision control. The resultant files from each implementation revision are archived in the project directory. The source design for each version is not archived, only the resulting netlists and files for each revision. Therefore, if you want to save iterations of the source design (schematics, HDL files, for example), you must back those up yourself.

Foundation 1.5 also supports archiving of symbol libraries as well as entire projects. To archive symbol libraries, perform the following steps:

1. Select File Archive Project.
   
   
2. Select Next from the Archive Project Wizard - Setup window.
   
   
3. Select Add Libraries and then select the libraries from the list box that you want to archive.
   
   
4. Select Next to begin archiving.