Description
You may see this error message when you simulate an AXI design with the vsim command.
Resolution
To avoid this error, launch the ModelSim simulator with the command below before you simulate your design:
For Linux:
vsim -mvchome <quartus_installation_directory>/ip/altera/mentor_vip_ae/common
For Windows:
modelsim.exe -mvchome <quartus_installation_directory>/ip/altera/mentor_vip_ae/<common>