Altium Designer vs. National Instruments Multisim

For general PCB design, rigid flex PCB design, and multi-layer PCB design, Altium Designer is the best software to use on the market. The simple movement between board layers and easy component placement are what sets it apart from other similar software. When designing our PCBs for industry, it is easily capable of suiting all of our needs.

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For simulation of electrical and electronics circuits either in transient or normal mode or various other modes. To obtain plots between various circuit parameters and elements and also check values of various output parameters based on input parameters. It also has various examples in the library which make it easier to modify few params instead of designing circuits from scratch

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• BOM management - with just a little bit of extra care any designer produces a usable bom along with their pcb design ready to be ordered
• 365 - being able to view and review (placing comments) projects without the need to have the software installed locally
• Multi-pcb projects

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• It has various components available
• Real time simulation of various circuits
• Various types of simulations for a single circuits to obtain plots and values

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• The tools organization section has too many tools that are easy to lose.
• Save settings for multi-projects and reuse settings from other projects in new ones.
• Better import final designs into multiple formats (details are often lost when imported into CAD formats).

• It's good but sometimes error during simulation won't be more specific
• Has wide range of elements but some specifications aren't available
• Nothing

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ALTIUM DESIGNER is the reference tool in the electronic circuit design sector, its use is widespread worldwide. Although there are other alternatives, some of them free do not rival ALTIUM DESIGNER in terms of features and reliability. It is also very practical to request quotes with ALTIUM DESIGNER BOM reports since all suppliers are accustomed to using the tool.

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Like any complicated program, it will always need some room for improvement. For example, it would be nicer to have other shortcuts than just the numpad Asterisk as the layer shift shortcut, or easy to shift layers via other ways. Some programs use a space bar instead, or similar. It would also be nice to manipulate or make 3D items better

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Not very stable. Sudden lack of functionality when the license expires is not indicated clearly and can lead to loss of work.

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I use the educational Program. And so far is the best technical support. Every time that I need one or I have a question. They respond so far and with excellent advice.

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easy to follow, Good technical materials. good videos The platform is easy to use.

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Overly complex, not designed for small organizations, core functionality poorly implemented to focus on flashy features.

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We had two licenses, purchased at a time when Altium Designer products were affordably priced. I can't remember how much they were, but they were not at a price where we even had to think about it at all. We wished to purchase a 3rd license a couple of years ago, actually, because we wanted more, but the price had risen so considerably that we were asked to test some less expensive alternatives, which we did. Suddenly, the pricing structure skyrocketed, and when more than one license and more than one subscription are wished, then it becomes serious money. However, we decided to continue with Altium Designer, as none of the alternatives matched up to it.

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Because, in my opinion, usage for small organization is poor, it is difficult to set up initial configuration to support scaling.

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• It has enabled us to turnaround customer designs quicker. Because of this, our gross profit grew 79% YoY.
• We can identify and mitigate supply chain risks with unified component management and sourcing views.
• We can closely estimate total BOM and solution costs.

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• Prevent components from being burnt out
• Better design of circuits
• Real time testing

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