SL Tools (sltools.exe) is a utility included in SIMION 8.0 and previously included in the SIMION SL Toolkit. It is intended for viewing, manipulating, and converting to/from PA files. Conversions include importing/exporting PAs to/from CAD (STL), bitmap, and ASCII text formats.

Figure: 3D cut-away view of ion-trap PA file.

Figure: Conversion of STL file to PA file.

See Also

• SL Tools documentation for more information
• SIMION download page - SL Toolkit users can download the latest version from here.
• SL Toolkit Change Log for the list of changes made to SL Tools and other SL Toolkit components.