User`s guide

Creatin
g
AKO Symbols 5
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Note
An AKO symbol can only reference base symbols
contained in its own library.
How to Create AKO S
y
mbols
AKO symbol creation is a two step process as follows:
1
Create the base symbol.
2
Add one or more AKO symbols.
The following procedure explains how to create a new library
with the base and AKO symbols.
To create a new librar
y
with a base s
y
mbol and
AKO s
y
mbols
Start the symbol editor
1
From the File menu in the schematic editor, select Edit
Library.
Add the base symbol
2
Create the base symbol using either of these methods:
• Copy (and modify) an existing base part.
• Create the base part from scratch.
Refer to your MicroSim Schematics User’s Guide for
instructions.
Note
When you are creatin
g
new symbols, MicroSim
recommends that you save
the symbols to a library other
than those provided by
MicroSim. This way, you’ll
avoid losin
g
custom symbols
when you next install a
MicroSim pro
g
ram update.
Here are a few thin
g
s to keep in
mind:
• If you need to create new
symbols with different
g
raphics, you can add more
than one base symbol to the
same custom symbol library.
• If you need to add symbols
over the course of several
editin
g
sessions, you can
open your custom symbol
library usin
g
Open from the
File menu and proceed to add
new base and AKO symbols
as described in this
procedure.
• AKO symbols must reside in
the same symbol library as
the base symbols they
reference.