.tran (ignore) is not ignored

QSPICE
1

The flyover help for .tran says:

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But, the first value is not ignored in some cases.

For example,
.tran 8us 22.5 ms 20ms 5us

gives a waveform that starts at 20 ms and ends at 22.5 ms, as expected.

OTOH,
.tran 8 22.5ms 20ms 5us
or
.tran (8) 22.5ms 20ms

gives a waveform that starts at 0 seconds and runs to 8 s.

I suspect there is some way of getting more use from “.tran”. Perhaps the tool-tip can be updated.

Also, using the recommended (IEEE, NIST, etc.) format of placing a space between the value and unit causes all kinds of trouble.

2

Refer to Qspice Help, QSPICE > Simulator > Command Reference > Non-Linear Transient Analysis (.tran)

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3

Thank you!

Stupid of me— I did click the help button, but the window popped up across my monitors so perfectly (mis)aligned that I did not notice the index pane.

john