[rant] SOPC Builder 7.1 sucks!

Sattia, thanks for your post.

The SOPC system that I am working with right now is pretty simple: a Nios, on chip memory, JTAG UART, and one custom Avalon slave module.

You mentioned components with .ptf extensions ... I think you either mis-typed or are confused. The whole SOPC system is saved as a .ptf file, individual components are saved with a _hw.tcl extension. As far as I know, SOPC systems are still created as .ptf files in 7.1. Is this the problem?

My custom Avalon slave has been updated to the _hw.tcl, SOPC builder automatically does this when you generate in 7.1. So I don't understand what you're saying about legacy components. I am not using any legacy components that I am aware of.

The major slowdowns that I am seeing are: when you open SOPC builder, it "validates" the system contents. The other is when I edit a custom module, it "refreshes the component list"

I will try making a simple system from scratch in 7.1 -- without any custom peripherals -- and see if there is any change in speed.