Import Control dialog box

The Import Control dialog box appears once you have selected a GDSII file to import or a DXF file to import. This dialog box allows you to select the project to which you wish to import the file.

Import to New Project

Select this radio button if you wish to input your file to a new Sonnet project. Clicking on the Import to New Project radio button enables the New Project Name text entry box and the Use a project as a template check box. Enter the name of the new project file to which you wish to import the file in the New Project Name text entry box. If you wish to use an existing project's box specifications and material list, click on the Use a project as a template check box and enter the name of the template project in the text entry box or click on the browse button to select a template file.

The translated file is saved to the new project when the translation process is complete.

Import to Present Project

Select this radio button if you wish to input your file into the project that is presently open and active in the project editor.

The translated file is input into the project. Any existing objects are replaced by the file being imported but the box specifications and the material lists are retained. Essentially, you are using the present project as a template for the import.

The translated file is saved in the present project when the translation is complete.

Click on the Next button to continue the import process. For a GDSII import, Structure dialog box is opened. For a DXF import, the Import Status Dialog box is next.