Figure 3: Final dialogue box to create a PSPice project. Select Create a blank project.
2.1 Capture windows
There are three windows in the screenshot of capture shown in figure 4 on the following page.
Project manager – usually in the top left corner of the screen. Here is what it contains.
• Its title is that of the project, except that it’s far too long to display because it shows
the whole path.
• Under the title is the type of project. Remember that this should be Analog or Mixed
A/D if you want to use PSpice.
• The body of the window shows the various files that are used by your project, al-
though you don’t have to bother with most of them. I have expanded the tree for
./potdiv.dsn, which is the current design, by clicking on the + signs. Each design
can contain several schematic drawings, each of which can comprise several pages,
but usually there is only one of each. If you close the schematic window by mistake,
expand the tree and double-click on PAGE1.
Schematic – where you draw your circuit. The toolbar down the right-hand edge of the screen
appears when this window is active.
Session Log – often hidden behind the other windows and can be minimized out of the way.
Most of the material written to this window can be ignored but you should read it if an
error occurs because this is where you find the explanation.
2.2 Capture menus and toolbars
There is the usual menu bar along the top, which provides all the commands. Please note the
Help menu on the right. Go here first if you need assistance. It provides the usual index and
search. The manuals are also installed as pdf files.
Some commands are used so often that there are buttons and keyboard shortcuts as well.
Many of the shortcuts use unmodified letters, such as P for Place Part, and do not need the Ctrl
or Alt key. Here is the function of the button bars, shown in figure 5 on the next page.
1. The top bar is for Capture commands and falls into several groups.
• First are the usual buttons for dealing with files and editing, as in many Windows
applications.
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