Index: trunk/ppSim/src/ppSimCreate.c
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--- trunk/ppSim/src/ppSimCreate.c	(revision 14463)
+++ trunk/ppSim/src/ppSimCreate.c	(revision 14531)
@@ -24,4 +24,14 @@
     }
     file->save = true;
+
+    // have we supplied a psf model?
+    if (psMetadataLookupPtr(NULL, config->arguments, "PSPHOT.PSF")) {
+	bool status = false;
+        pmFPAfileBindFromArgs(&status, file, config, "PSPHOT.PSF.LOAD", "PSPHOT.PSF");
+        if (!status) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "Failed to find/build PSPHOT.PSF.LOAD");
+            return status;
+        }
+    }
 
     pmFPALevel phuLevel = pmFPAPHULevel(file->format); // Level at which PHU goes