Hello, being a preceding discussion about this topic already closed where a solution was not suggested, I decided to start the present one for the benefit of others who may encounter the error message when trying to simulate a circuit including an imported “.lib” spice model.
The problem arises after linking a schematic symbol to a model (by Symbol properties → Simulation model… button at the bottom right). Running the Simulator throws the error “missing Sim.Name”. This is not related to the “.lib” file content, rather it is a missing field in the Symbol Properties.
To fix it add a field clicking the " + " button at the left, name it “Sim.Name” and set its property value to the very same name of the part the “*.lib” file refers to.
For example, if the lib file contains the line:
.SUBCKT AD8274 Pin Nin Vcc Vee Out Ref Sense
then set the Sim.Name property value to “AD8274”.
This fixes the problem and let the simulator run properly.
Hope this helps.
Marco
1 Like