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I would like to use the LTC3588-1 component native to LTSpice in SIMetrix, however I am struggling to find a way to handle the export/import.

Is it possible to export a component from LTSpice in a format that can be interpreted by SIMetrix, or other simulation software (i.e. a .MOD file)?

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Models in LTspice have, in general, a SPICE-compatible format. If you find a model in LTspice, open it up with a text-viewer (not Notepad, one that handles Unix endlines), and check the syntax. If it doesn't have LTspice specific elements, such as A-devices, for example, then you should be good to go. The only thing that remains to check is whether if it actually works in SIMETRIX.

If, OTOH, the file is encrypted -- which happens to be the case here -- you're out of luck, since encryption only works for the software that generated them. You can check if it's encrypted by looking in My Documents/LTspiceXVII/lib/sub/LTC3588-1.sub. The extensions do not matter (at least in LTspice they don't), since the .inc or .lib command accepts full paths. I don't have SIMETRIX but I don't think they work any differently (if I'm wrong, let me know).

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  • \$\begingroup\$ I see, when I open the .sub file in Sublime Text I can can see it is in hex. It is a shame that it isn't accessible. They aren't willing to share it either \$\endgroup\$
    – Jarvis
    Commented Jan 21, 2019 at 21:51
  • \$\begingroup\$ @Jarvis Most probably it's what they consider proprietary information, nothing anyone can do about that. \$\endgroup\$
    – a concerned citizen
    Commented Jan 22, 2019 at 6:08

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