Sch_Dlg-ModelManagerFormModel Manager_AD
Created: Oktober 11, 2017 | Updated: März 06, 2024
| Applies to versions: 1.0 and 1.1
Now reading version 1.0. For the latest, read: Sch_Dlg-ModelManagerForm((Model Manager))_AD for version 5
Summary
The Model Manager dialog provides controls to add, remove or edit models for schematic symbols.
Access
The dialog is accessed from the schematic library editor in the following ways:
- Click Tools » Model Manager from the main menus.
- Right-click on a component in the SCH Library panel then select Model Manager from the context menu.
Options/Controls
The left region displays all existing components in the current schematic library; the right region displays related PCB models and preview.
- Mask - type a component name in this field to filter the contents. Use "*" as a wildcard character.
- Component list - lists all existing components in the current schematic library and their description.
- Model list - lists all models related to the selected component. The right-click menu of this region includes commands to Add, Copy, Paste, Remove, or Edit a model.
- Add - click to access a drop-down button to choose from the model options listed below. For each option, an associated dialog will open to allow you to customize (if necessary) and add the desired model.
- Footprint - physical layout that is required on the printed circuit board in order to mount a component or physical attachment.
PCB3D
- add a 3D model to the component.Simulation
- add a spice model to the component if you want to run a circuit simulation.Ibis Model
- add an Ibis model to enhance the modeling of IC pins while performing Signal Integrity analyses.Signal Integrity
- add a Signal Integrity model to configure and control signal integrity analyses.
- Remove - click to remove a selected footprint(s).
- Edit - click to open the PCB Model dialog in which you can edit an existing model.
- Preview image - displays an image of the selected model. Click 2D/3D to toggle between the 2D and 3D preview.