File => Export

Project Editor - File Menu - Geometry Project Only

Select File => Export when you want to create an archive file of your project, create and save a bitmap of your current view, a DXF formatted file of your circuit or a GDSII formatted file of your circuit.

File => Export => Packed Project

Selecting File => Export => Packed Project opens the Pack Project dialog box which allows you to create an archive file for your project which may be easily moved to another computer or storage medium.

File => Export => Picture

Select File => Export Picture when you want to create and save a bitmap (.bmp) or .gif of your present view in a file. A dialog box similar to the Save As File dialog box appears, in which you can specify the directory and filename to which you wish to export the file.

File => Export => DXF

Select File => Export => DXF when you want to create and save a DXF format copy of your circuit geometry. A browse window appears, in which you can specify the directory and filename to which you wish to export the file. Once you select the location, the DXF Export Options dialog box appears on your display. Select the desired Export Options, then click on the OK button to save the DXF file.  If you have trouble reading the export file, you may wish to select the Simplified Write checkbox in the Preferences dialog box. This is accessed by selecting File => Preferences.

File => Export => GDSII

Select File => Export GDSII when you want to create and save a GDSII format copy of your circuit geometry. A dialog box similar to the Save As File dialog box appears, in which you can specify the directory and filename to which you wish to export the file.

Warning:      You should be aware that when a DXF or GDSII file is imported to Sonnet, any structures that are not modeled by Sonnet (polylines, circles, and 3D structures for example) are discarded. If the file is converted back to one of those formats through use of the File => Export commands, those structures are NOT re-introduced to the circuit and the layers are defined with the same names as the geometry level numbers.

File => Export => 9.0 Project

Select File => Export => 8.0 Project to save your circuit to a project file which is compatible with Sonnet Version 9.52. Be aware that features not available in 9.52, such as Broadband Spice, are lost.

File => Export => 8.0 Project

Select File => Export => 8.0 Project to save your circuit to a project file which is compatible with Sonnet Version 8. Be aware that features not available in 8.0, such as thick metal, are lost.

File => Export => 7.0b Project

Select File => Export => 7.0b Project to save your circuit to a project file which is compatible with Sonnet Version 7.0b. Be aware that features not available in 7.0b, such as via polygons, are lost.

File => Export => 6.0c Geometry

Select File => Export => 6.0c Geometry to save your circuit to a ''.geo'' file that is compatible with Sonnet Version 6.0c. Any analysis data stored in the project file is lost as well as any parameters or dimensions.