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Using Custom Libraries
Custom libraries appear in custom palettes in the MapleSim window. Custom libraries are indicated with an icon:
To control what palettes appear in the Library Components tab (
) of the MapleSim window, see Hiding and Displaying Palettes.
To share a custom library with others, put the .msimlib file somewhere they can access, such as a network drive. Then, invite other users to load the library in MapleSim.
Note: MapleSim must create files when it loads the custom library. Therefore, the custom library will not load if the .msimlib file is saved in a location that other users cannot write to. In this case, the user must copy the .msimlib file to a directory that they do have write privileges on, and then load the library from that location.
To load a custom library:
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From the Tools menu, select Manage Libraries... .
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Browse to and select the .msimlib file of the custom library that you want to display.
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Click Open. The custom library entry is displayed, in bold characters, in the list.
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Click OK. The custom library palette is displayed in the MapleSim window.
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When you resave the custom library, the palette for the custom library displays the Needs Update icon (
), indicating it is out-of-date and needs to be reloaded.
If you have shared your library with others, they will also see the Needs Update icon (
) in their Library Components tab (
) and will need to reload the library to get the latest updates.
To update the custom library palette with the latest changes:
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From the Tools menu, select Reload Library to reload the palette for the custom library in the Library Components tab with the updates.
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Note: Reloading the library does not update the documentation for the custom components in the library. To generate the documentation for the custom library, from the Tools menu, select Create Library & Documentation.
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For more information about custom libraries, see Creating a Custom Library.
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