PSpice User Guide
Things you need to know
October 2019 56 Product Version 17.4-2019
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The files configured at the design level that do not have the same
name as the design are not copied over to the
-PSpiceFiles directory because they are
custom files. Instead, these files are read from their original
location. You can view the path to the custom files configured at
the design level in the Configuration Files tab of the Simulation
Settings dialog box and in the Capture Project Manager window.
For example, suppose that your design name is rf_amp, and
you have configured the following files at the design level:
❑ rf_amp.inc
❑ decoder.lib
❑ rf_amp.lib
❑ rf_amp.prp
❑ rf_amp.stl
If you select the Retain Old Project check box when you convert
the analog project to the new format, only the following files are
copied over to the rf_amp-PSpiceFiles directory in the
location you specified for creating the project in the new format.
❑ rf_amp.inc
❑ rf_amp.lib
❑ rf_amp.prp
❑ rf_amp.stl
The decoder.lib file is read from the old project location. You
can view the path to the decoder.lib file in the Configuration
Files tab of the Simulation Settings dialog box and in the Capture
Project Manager window.
For more information on converting analog projects from the old
format to the new format, see Conversion of old analog
projects to new project format in the OrCAD Capture
Online Help.
■ When you create a new simulation profile by importing the
settings from another simulation profile that exists in another
project, only the simulation settings are inherited from the source
simulation profile. The files configured at the design level for the
