wavescan combine subwindows?

I am attempting to plot power contours using spectreRF. I have
cadence version 5.1.41.USR3, that uses wavescan for plotting. After
doing a parametric sweep for a pss simulation, I choose Results-

direct plot->main form from the virtuoso simulation window.

Once on the direct plot window, I choose my 'power contours' function
to plot, set the 'plotting mode' to 'append' configure my boundries,
and then hit plot. The problem is that it displays 9 separate smith
charts, each in its own sub-window. I did had 9 steps in my
parametric analysis, so that makes some sense.

The problem is that I need all of them overlaid into 1 single window.
Since they are 'subwindows' I cannot just go to the 'axis' menu and
choose 'stips' that is diabled. I know that this can be done, because
in the "Virtuoso SpectreRF Simulation Option
User Guide Product Version 5.1.41" page 900, it shows all of the
contours in one single window.

Has anyone run into this before? I know all that is needed is
'append' to be set, but no matter what I do, it won't let the 'append'
plotting mode to work.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Andrew Beckett]

tfarmer@gmail.com wrote, on 06/04/08 22:11:

I am attempting to plot power contours using spectreRF. I have
cadence version 5.1.41.USR3, that uses wavescan for plotting. After
doing a parametric sweep for a pss simulation, I choose Results-
direct plot->main form from the virtuoso simulation window.

Once on the direct plot window, I choose my 'power contours' function
to plot, set the 'plotting mode' to 'append' configure my boundries,
and then hit plot. The problem is that it displays 9 separate smith
charts, each in its own sub-window. I did had 9 steps in my
parametric analysis, so that makes some sense.

The problem is that I need all of them overlaid into 1 single window.
Since they are 'subwindows' I cannot just go to the 'axis' menu and
choose 'stips' that is diabled. I know that this can be done, because
in the "Virtuoso SpectreRF Simulation Option
User Guide Product Version 5.1.41" page 900, it shows all of the
contours in one single window.

Has anyone run into this before? I know all that is needed is
'append' to be set, but no matter what I do, it won't let the 'append'
plotting mode to work.

Thanks for any help.

You can probably just drag the curves onto one of the smith charts. I can't
easily test right now. I'm a bit surprised that the charts are all separate - I
can only assume they are displaying disparate things?

Also USR3 is quite old - there have been a lot of improvements in the wavescan
smith chart more recently, so you might want to consider a newer IC5141 build.

Regards,

Andrew.