Drawing an Image in the Layout Editor

Draw an image by using the Draw > Primitive > Image command.

1. From the Draw menu, select Primitive > Image to open the Select Image window.

   

2. Select the path, Lib, or Folder you wish to access by clicking one of the following buttons: Use path, SysLib, PersonalLib, UserLib, Project Folder.

• 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 HFSS.
• If you select Use path, type the name of the file in the File Name area, or click the Look in field to navigate to the file and record its name. Note that objects imported with Use Path may not be portable if the design is moved to a different machine.
• When In project folder is selected, references to the file in the design are relative to the directory where the project resides. In this case, the path is saved in the project .adsn file as a variable such as:

.lib '$PROJECTDIR/x_113854.lib'

The variable $PROJECTDIR are expanded to the current location of the project when the design is converted to a netlist and run by an analysis tool. Otherwise, an absolute path is saved. If you move a project and its library files together to a new directory, you can preserve the file references by selecting the Project Folder option.

3. Select the file type from one of the following:

• Bitmap Files (*.bmp)
• GIF Files (*.gif)

4. Select a file on the display, or type the name of the file in the File Name field.
5. Click Open and a ghost image appears that drag over the schematic display and click to place. The image is added to the active layer.