Netlist Editor Overview

The netlist editor is a highly customizable interface to create boundary conditions. They can be as simple as a grounded resistor to a complex network with python scripts for communication between components or other circuits.

Toolbars and Icons

This is the netlist editor interface:

The main toolbar contains the following icons from left to right:

Icon	Description
	Create new worksheet to draw a netlist circuit
	Open circuit (.xml format)
	Save circuit as .dat (for boundary condition toolbox) or .xml (for netlist editor)
	Save circuit as netlist_surface.dat file into the specified folder (overwrites existing files)
	Print (currently non-functional)
	Zoom in on circuit
	Zoom out of circuit
	Restores zoom to default
	Zoom to fit circuit in window
	Assign node numbers to circuit (required before saving)
	Toggle mouse
	Insert label
	Wire crossing (draw a wire that does not connect to the wire it intersects)
	Insert wire
	Insert ground
	Toggle grid

Interacting with the GUI

• Placing components
• Double click on circuit component in Components menu to select
• Single click in workspace to place
• Right click in workspace to rotate component before placing
• Note: Circuit components that are connected will have a node between them.

Connected Components	Disconnected Components

• Moving Components
• Single click and drag circuit component to new location
• Single click and drag circuit labels to new location
• Right click and drag labels generated using the Insert Label button. Single click to edit the label
• Removing Components
• Single click on the component to remove and press the Delete key
• Modifying Component Values
• Find the component you want to edit in the Properties menu
• Edit the values as needed (default value is usually 1.0)

* The Dynamic control menu can be used to set a custom python script to control a particular component: