Quartus Prime Pro 16.1 - EDA Tool Options not showing up in Tools -> Options...

[Altera_Forum]

Hi, 

 Extremely simple problem I am having. I'm trying to set ModelSim up - I know that I have to specify the path for the .exe, but cannot find where I am supposed to specify the path. I've checked everywhere online, but people seem to be able to find the menu.   I've attached screenshots of the menus I thought I would have found this option in. I expect to find EDA Tool Options in Tools -> Options (under the general category, but it isn't there...). I also checked Assignments -> Settings -> EDA Tool Settings, but there is no 'specify path' options there.   What am I missing here?   Thanks for your time with what is surely a trivial issue.   ap29

[Altera_Forum]

Hi, 

 Quartus Pro does not support the Native Links options.  Manually open the model-sim. For simulate the IP's specify your supported simulator and options for IP simulation file generation,click Assignment ➤ Settings ➤ EDA Tool Settings ➤ Simulation. setup the simulation environment by scripts.  https://www.altera.com/en_us/pdfs/literature/hb/qts/qts-qpp-handbook.pdf  Best Regards, Anand Raj Shankar (This message was posted on behalf of Intel Corporation)

[Altera_Forum]

--- Quote Start ---  Hi,  Quartus Pro does not support the Native Links options.  Manually open the model-sim. For simulate the IP's specify your supported simulator and options for IP simulation file generation,click Assignment ➤ Settings ➤ EDA Tool Settings ➤ Simulation. setup the simulation environment by scripts.  https://www.altera.com/en_us/pdfs/literature/hb/qts/qts-qpp-handbook.pdf  Best Regards, Anand Raj Shankar (This message was posted on behalf of Intel Corporation)  --- Quote End ---     Haha, well that does explain it. Thanks very much

[Altera_Forum]

How are customers supposed to simulate all the pertebations of Altera IP and sub macros, etc without the scripting help of Nativlink? What am I missing? How are you supposed to get a good .vcd file for power estimation? 

 Pro is supposed to be the flagship software package, is it not? How are they deprecating basic longstanding features out of their flagship software?