User`s guide

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34 Creatin
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and Editin
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Models
Startin
g
the model editor
To start editin
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an instance model
1
In the schematic editor, select the symbol on your
schematic.
2
From the Edit menu, select Model.
3
Click Edit Instance Model (Text).
The model editor searches the configured libraries for the
instance model:
• If found, the model editor opens the library containing the
instance model and displays the instance model definition in
the edit area.
• If not found, the model editor assumes that this is a new
instance model and does the following: makes a copy of the
original model definition, names it original_model_name-
Xn, and displays the new model definition
.
Savin
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local models
When you save your edits, the following is done for you to make
sure the instance model is linked to the selected part instances
on your schematic:
• The model editor saves the model definition to
schematic_name.lib.
• If the library is new, the model editor configures
schematic_name.lib for local use.
• The schematic editor assigns the new model name to the
MODEL attribute for each of the selected part instances.
To save instance models created in the model
editor
1
In the model editor window, click OK when you have
finished editing the model.
Once you have started the model
editor, you can proceed to
chan
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e the text as described in
Changing Model Properties on
p
a
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e4-30.
To find out how Schematics
searches the library, see
Changing Model Library Search
Order on page 4-45.
Actions that automaticall
y
confi
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ure the instance
model librar
y
for
g
lobal use
instead
Instance model libraries are normally
confi
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ured for local use. However, if you
perform the followin
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action, the model
editor confi
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ures the library for
g
lobal
use instead:
• Save the model to a different library
by typin
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a new file name in the
Library text box in the Save To frame.