User`s guide

Usin
g
the Parts Utility to Edit Models 4
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2
If not already checked, select Always Create Symbol to
enable automatic symbol creation.
3
In the Save Symbol To frame, define the name of the symbol
library for the new symbol. Choose either:
• Symbol Library Path Same As Model Library to create
or open the
.slb file that has the same name prefix as
the currently open model library (
.lib).
• User-Defined Symbol Library, and then enter a file
name into the Symbol Library Name text box.
Note
If you select a user-defined symbol library, the
Parts utility saves all new symbols to the specified
file until you chan
g
e it.
Savin
g
g
lobal models (and s
y
mbols)
When you save your edits, the Parts utility does the following
for you:
• Saves the model definition to the model library that you
originally opened.
• If you had the automatic symbol creation option enabled,
saves the symbol definition to
model_library_name.slb.
• If the libraries are new, configures them for global use.
To save the new model (and s
y
mbol)
1
From the File menu, select Save Library to update
model_library_name.lib (and, if you enabled symbol
creation,
model_library_name.slb), and save them to
disk.
Example: If the model library is
myparts.lib
, then the Parts
utility creates the symbol library
myparts.slb
.
If you want to save the open
model library to a new library,
then
1
From the File menu, select
SaveAs.
2
Enter the name of the new
model library.
The Parts utility still
automatically confi
g
ures the
model library as
g
lobal. If the
Parts utility created symbols,
Parts saves the symbol library to
new_model_
library_name
.
slb
, which is
also
g
lobal.
If you want to save only the
model definition that you are
currently editin
g
to a different
library, then
1
From the Part menu, select
Export.
2
Enter the name of the new
file.
3
If you want PSpice A/D to
search this file automatically,
confi
g
ure it in Schematics
(usin
g
the Library and Include
Files command from the
Analysis menu).