3 opening an existing design, 4 saving changes to an open design – Maxim Integrated EE-Sim User Manual
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1.3.3 Opening an Existing Design
Use this procedure to open and resume work on a saved design. For example,
you may have closed your browser or are using a different computer and want
to reopen one of your designs. You can also use this procedure to open a
shared design and save a copy that you can edit as the owner of the design.
1. Open your web browser and navigate to
.
2. If you are logged in, click
Start the EE-Sim tool and skip the next step.
3. If you are not logged in automatically, click
Login if you are a returning
user and complete the Member Login page:
a. In the
Email Address field, enter the email address that you used
when you registered.
b. In the
Password field, enter the password for your Maxim account.
c. Click the
Log In button.
d. On the
Login Successful page, click Start the EE-Sim tool.
4. Click the
My Designs tab.
5. On the
My Designs page, click the Name link or position your mouse
over a design and click the
Open button.
6. In the
Loading design will overwrite your existing design... message,
click
OK. EE-Sim opens the design at the last saved page in the design
process.
1.3.4 Saving Changes to an Open Design
When you open a design, and have read/write access, you can either overwrite
the original design or save your design changes as a new design.
1. Click the
My Designs tab.
2. On the
My Designs page, click the Name link or position your mouse
over a design and click the
Open button.
3. In the
Loading design will overwrite your existing design... message,
click
OK. EE-Sim opens the design.
4. Make any desired changes to the design.
5. Click the
Save button to save your design. In the Save Your Design
window, click the
Save button again to update the design with same
filename.
6. To save your design changes as a new design:
a. Click the
Save button to save your design.
b. In the
Design Name field, enter a unique new name to differentiate
this design from your other designs, as well as the shared
designs of other users. For example, save the MAXIM 17598
MyDesign-001 design as MAXIM 17598 MyDesign-002.
c. In the
Design Description field, you may enter a short description
of the modified design for yourself and any recipients with whom
you may share the design.
d. Click
Save.