Layer stacks are stored in the 'Coatings' and 'Substrate' subfolders. Use the save mechanism of a layer stack to create new entries in these database folders. You must use the recommended extension *.ls for a valid database object. At program start (or after a database connection) SCOUT will read all entries with the *.ls extension from the database folders. The found names are used to to fill the dropdown boxes for coatings and substrates in layer stack definition objects.

In order to illustrate layer stacks graphically you can generate bitmap graphs and store them in the database folders as well. For each entry with *.ls extension SCOUT will look for a bitmap file with the same name and the extension *.bmp. If such a file is found it will be displayed for the selected coating or substrate in layer stack definition objects.