PSPICE Library Import Procedure

To import a PSPICE library or one of its components in a Circuit schematic:

1. View the Component Libraries. Open the Symbols area. Click Models.

   

2. From the area of icons, select the PSPICE icon to open the Select Model File window.
3. The Files of type menu lists the file types for the PSPICE file. You can import a PSPICE library (.lib) or a PSPICE subcircuit definition (.cir, .spc, .sp). You can specify the location of the PSPICE file by clicking Use Path, PersonalLib, UserLib, or SysLib.

Within the PersonalLib, userlib, or syslib folder, select the file from those listed, or type the name of the file in the File Name area. Note that syslib is reserved for libraries supplied with Electronics Desktop. See Paths for Model File Selection for details.

4. Click Open in the Select Model File window.

The window lists all the SPICE components that are contained in the library.

• Check a box in the Create Component column for each component you wish to import.
• Click the Symbol and Footprint column boxes to assign a symbol and footprint to a component. These steps are optional; if either one is left unspecified, a default symbol or footprint is created automatically.
• Click OK.
• click the Select Component window to select one or more library components.
• Select OK to import the selected components and display their names in the Project Manager window.

The global tab of the netlist for the component includes lines (shown in bold) to switch to the PSPICE parser for this library, then back to Nexxim for the rest of the netlist:

simulator lang=pspice

.inc "C:\Documents\Ansoft\PersonalLib\Component Data Files\Component Data Files\PSpice\BC8\\

simulator lang=nexxim

For more information about Electronics Desktop libraries see Using the Component Editor.