Netlist Export/Import

Francisco Paz
Francisco Paz Altair Community Member
edited September 24 in Community Q&A

Hi,

I would like to export a PSIM schematic to a form of netlist format and then import it back to PSIM without any loss of information.

I know I can export the netlist using "Simulate>>Generate Netlist File", however, I don't see I way to import it back into PSIM.

To be specific, I am trying to implement a form of "source control' with the PSIM simulation, where I can diff the subsequent versions. I don't think it can be done directly from the psimsch file, but the netlist is plain text so it can be easily compared and the size of the incremental save in the repository would be minimal. However, this would only work if I could reimport the netlist without any loss of information from the schematic.

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  • Albert_Dunford
    Albert_Dunford
    Altair Employee
    edited September 24

    Hi Francisco,

    version control is something we hope to release soon, any features or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

    one option is to save as a python script which was added in 2024. this will recreate the schematic.

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  • Francisco Paz
    Francisco Paz Altair Community Member
    edited September 24

    Hi Albert,

    Thanks for the idea! I look forward to a more straightforward version control, but this python scripting looks very nice as well.

    I tried to use it and was able to generate the python script, however, it calls for a package a particular package (psimapipy). How can I find and install that package (I figure it is not available in a public package manager)?

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