How do I edit entries in the dielectric library?

Dielectric Layers

You use the Dielectric Library dialog box to add, edit or delete entries from your dielectric library. To edit a dielectric library, do the following:

1. Select Circuit => Dielectric Layers from the main menu of the project editor.
   The Dielectric Layers dialog box is opened on your display. This dialog box allows you to add, edit and delete dielectric material for your project.

2. Click on the Library button to edit your dielectric libraries.
   This opens the Dielectric Library dialog box which allows you to create dielectric libraries and to edit them.

3. Select My Library or Global library by clicking on the appropriate radio button in the Dielectric Library dialog box.
   If you wish to select a new library file, click on the Specify button to the right of the radio button which opens a browse window which allows you to select a file. For instructions on setting up a library, see How do I set up a dielectric library?

4. Once a library is selected, a list of dielectric materials in the library should appear in the dialog box.
   There is a default Global library provided by Sonnet that contains commonly used dielectric materials.

5. To add a dielectric material, click on the Add button and enter the desired name and loss parameters in the Dielectric Editor dialog box, then click on OK to add a new dielectric to the library.
   This dielectric material is now available in the library to be used in your project.

6. To edit an existing dielectric, click on its entry to select it, then click on the Edit button and make any desired changes, then click on the OK button.
   The Dielectric Editor dialog box is closed and any changes are updated in the dielectric material’s entry line.

7. To delete a dielectric material from your dielectric library, click on the Dielectric Material to select it and click on the Delete button in the Dielectric Library dialog box.
   This deletes the dielectric material from the library. Note that if the dielectric material has been added to the project and is in use, deleting the dielectric from the library has no effect on the dielectric material being used in the project. The dielectric material will no longer be available in the library for other projects but will still exist in the present project.

          This completes editing the dielectric library.