About the part models¶

Basic operations of the part models¶

Displaying the part models¶

The list of part models is displayed in the Palette window. The Palette window can be opened by clicking Palette from View in the menu bar.

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Placing the part models¶

Part models can be placed by dragging and dropping them from the Palette window to the circuit editor.

The part menu is displayed by selecting a part and right-clicking.

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Feature	Description
Cut	Cuts the selected part. In the default settings, `Ctrl` + `X` is registered as the shortcut key.
Copy	Copies the selected part to the clipboard. In the default settings, `Ctrl` + `C` is registered as the shortcut key.
Paste	Pastes the part copied to the clipboard. In the default settings, `Ctrl` + `V` is registered as the shortcut key.
Delete	Deletes the selected part. In the default settings, `Del` is registered as the shortcut key.
Symbol	Displays the symbol name of the selected part.
Spec	Displays the parameter values of the selected part.
Rotate right	Rotates the selected part 90° to the right. In the default settings, `Ctrl` + `R` is registered as the shortcut key.
Rotate left	Rotates the selected part 90° to the left. In the default settings, `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `R` is registered as the shortcut key.
Flip vertically	Flips the selected part about the vertical axis. In the default settings, `Ctrl` + `I` is registered as the shortcut key.
Flip horizontally	Flips the selected part about the horizontal axis. In the default settings, `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `I` is registered as the shortcut key.
Properties	Opens the `Inspector window` for configuring the properties of the part.

Changing the part parameters¶

Once you have finished placing the parts, next let's change the parameters of the parts.
The parameters of a part are changed in the Inspector window.

The Inspector window is displayed by double-clicking a part.

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The symbol name of a part can be changed from Symbol name on the Common tab. The element values of a part can be changed from the Spec tab.

Input restrictions on the part parameters

Several input restrictions are set on the part parameters.
As a restriction common to all parts, the symbol name of a part must be unique.
For the other input restrictions, refer to the page of each part model.

Unit system¶

Numerical parameters in Scideam are displayed as a combination of a number and an exponent symbol such as m or k, with a few exceptions such as the duty ratio, and the units are the base units of the MKSA unit system.
When entering a numerical value, you can enter either a number alone or a combination of a number and an exponent symbol.

Example

For example, in the case of an inductance, to express 1.5mH you can enter either a number alone, such as the decimal expression 0.0015 or the exponential expression 1.5e-3, or a combination of a number and an exponent symbol, such as 1.5m.

The formats of the exponential expression are

(mantissa)e(sign)(exponent)  
(mantissa)E(sign)(exponent)

and, for example,

0.0047 ＝ 4.7e-3  
95200 ＝ 9.52e4

it is as follows.
When entering it, you can omit the + when the sign is positive, but be sure to add - when it is negative. The exponent symbols that can be used are as follows.

Symbol	Number of digits
p	1.00e-12
n	1.00e-09
u	1.00e-06
m	1.00e-03
k	1.00e+03
M	1.00e+06
G	1.00e+09
T	1.00e+12

Caution

The exponent symbol that represents 1.0e-6 is the letter u (u), not μ (micro).

Note

Exponent symbols such as m and k cannot be used in Transitions of Palse and PWM Switch.
Please set them with a number or an exponential expression using e.