Add a flag box on the schematic page to show
the setting? Could work for other 'saved' settings, too.
On 2024-11-08 18:05, Andy I wrote:
On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 12:17 PM, Voegeli, Benjamin wrote:
On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 08:32 PM, Andy I wrote:
- Remember waveform compression settings (under
Settings > Compression) between LTspice
invocations
I find that somewhat troublesome, because simulations
won't run the same every time you fire it up. I like it
when you know exactly what you're getting. While it is
true that waveform compression can be more trouble than
it's worth, this makes controlling it somewhat random.
Note that waveform compression settings are now remembered
in version 24.1, for the exact reason of making it
consistent every time LTspice opens. ...
But that might not happen!
Let's say I want to always not use waveform compression. So
I set it up that way. Then, one day, I run a simulation that
re-enables it. The next day, I resume my other simulations, and
a week or a month or year later I discover - to my surprise -
that LTspice has been using waveform compression ever since that
one simulation weeks earlier.
That is not desirable behavior, in my opinion.
It could also go the other way, where I want to use waveform
compression, but later I run a single simulation that disables
it, and now I'm stuck with that until I notice, and change it
back.
... Nowadays, available storage space is sufficient for
most simulations, so the motivation for compression is
reduced, ...
Agreed.
I suppose it's possible that enabling waveform compression
MIGHT let some simulations run faster, by not having to save as
much data to the drive, especially if it is a slower HD.
... and problems due to its lossy nature are fairly
common. Better to utilize a temporary directory for raw
files, and limit saved signals and/or turn on compression
when necessary.
Definitely.
Andy
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