how to show state names in the simulator waveform

[Altera_Forum]

i am just trying to know how the state names can be shown in the waveform, as the states being shown by numbers not by the name, is the any way i could let my simualtor wave form show the states by their names not by the number of the states

[Altera_Forum]

which simulator are you using? 

is it an RTL or post place and route simulation?  If its the latter, then the states will have been encoded into binary values (usually 1 hot). Also, the altera simulator only allows post P&R simulations.

[Altera_Forum]

thank you so much for the reply, i am using max plus ii and quartusii, i simulate my program using max plus and quartus as well, i just want my states to be shown by names such as Idle, L1, L2 instaed of binary or state numbers

[Altera_Forum]

you will need to move to an RTL simulator, like modelsim, to see that.

[Altera_Forum]

so u mean , i have to use RTL simulator as modelsim, i never worked with modelsim, so how can i get some information about it and how i can do my simulation with it, if you have any information that leads me to better understanding of Modelsim 

thank you a lot

[Altera_Forum]

you can download it from the altera website, along with a newer version of quartus.

[Altera_Forum]

But you can only simulate VHDL or Verilog with it.