Multisim software combines intuitive capture with powerful simulation to help you quickly, easily, and efficiently design and validate a circuit. Learn more about Multisim for Designers.
You can purchase Multisim on its own or as part of the NI Circuit Design Suite. Both products are available in subscription and perpetual license terms. Learn more about how to choose the right NI software license.
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Key differentiators |
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Capture Features | |||
Customizable GUI | |||
Modeless part placement and wiring | |||
Netlist Report | |||
Rubber banding on part move | |||
Ability to replace multiple components at once | |||
Component editing | |||
Component Wizard | |||
Hierarchical design | |||
Ability to reorder multisheet designs | |||
Circuit annotations and schematic comments | |||
Electrical rules check | |||
Rearchitected forward/back annotation to Ultiboard™ 2 | |||
Ability to export to Mentor PADS layout | |||
Project packing (previously archiving) | |||
Spreadsheet view | — | — | |
Pin and gate swap | — | — | |
Graphically mark no-connect pins (Toggle NC Marker) | — | — | |
Advanced reports | — | — | |
Cross-probing with Ultiboard™ 2 | — | — | |
Export/Import database components and user fields | — | — | |
Customizable/Advanced BOM | — | — | |
Snippets—Create | — | — | |
Snippets—Open | |||
Templates Creation | — | — | |
Templates Opening (*.mst) | |||
Component database | Partial | Partial | Complete |
Simulation Features | |||
Fully mixed-mode A/D simulation | |||
Standard SPICE 3X5/XSPICE | |||
Enhanced model support | |||
Convergence Assistant | |||
Virtual, interactive, animated parts | |||
Mouse-click support for interactive parts | |||
Measurement probes | |||
Enhanced Grapher visualization | |||
NI measurement data file input and export | |||
Circuit parameters | |||
RF Design Module component limit | 17 parts | 76 parts | no limit |
LabVIEW VIs as instruments and sources | — | ||
Ability to insert faults into components during netlist generation | — | ||
Expressions in analyses | — | ||
"Blow up" parts | — | ||
Ability to add traces to Grapher, post analysis | — | ||
Microcontroller simulation | — | ||
MCU functionality | — | ||
Component tolerances in interactive simulation | — | ||
Grapher—Digital Display | — | ||
SPICE matrix export | — | ||
LabVIEW cosimulation | — | ||
Op-Amp Wizard | — | — | |
555 Timer Wizard | — | — | |
Filter Wizard | — | — | |
Common Emitter Amplifier Wizard | — | — | |
Switched mode power supply simulation models | — | — | |
Automation API | — | — | |
LabVIEW Multisim API Toolkit | — | — | |
Loading Code Model from DLL | — | — | |
XSpice command-line interface | — | — | |
Virtual Instruments3 | 4 | 23 | 30 |
Analyses3 | |||
Interactive Simulation | |||
AC Sweep | — | ||
Single Frequency AC | — | ||
DC Operating Point | — | ||
DC Sweep | — | ||
Distortion | — | ||
Fourier | — | ||
Monte Carlo | — | ||
Noise | — | ||
Parameter Sweep | — | ||
Pole Zero | — | ||
Sensitivity | — | ||
Temperature Sweep | — | ||
Trace Width | — | ||
Transfer Function | — | ||
Transient | — | ||
Worst Case | — | ||
Batched | — | ||
Noise Figure | — | — | |
User Defined | — | — |
1 Licensing this software provides access to an NI software service agreement. Service benefits are included in active subscription licenses and for the first year of perpetual licenses. After the first year, software service is renewable on an annual basis. Learn more about service benefits.
2 Ultiboard™ is printed circuit board design and layout software that integrates seamlessly with Multisim™ to accelerate PCB prototype development. You must purchase Ultiboard™ software separately.
3 Learn more about the instruments and analyses in Multisim™ Full and Power Pro Editions.