.. _Trace Connections from Editor:

Trace Connections from Editor
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.. rst-class:: lead

You can trace connections directly from the DVT editor.

All **trace kinds** (**Trace Drive**, **Trace Load**, **Trace Drive and Load**) are available.

Start by placing the editor cursor over a port or internal signal and select :menuselection:`Trace --> trace kind` from the right-click context menu.

The :ref:`Trace Connections View` opens.

.. note:: 

 Signals are traced across port connections and combinational logic: continuous assignments and combinational always blocks in SystemVerilog, concurrent signal assignments and combinational processes in VHDL.

.. note:: 

 Interface and struct type signals are supported.

.. note:: 

 The current breadcrumb navigation bar is used to determine the module instance to which the traced signal belongs. See :ref:`Breadcrumb Navigation Bar` for more details.

