National Instruments MultiSim, or something else?

[OJFord]

I've been long looking for some better software.

I haven't previously paid, but I'm prepared to pay a small amount for something worthwhile. (Student discount helps!)

I've been playing with a now expired evaluation license of NI MultiSim, which seems pretty good.

I also quite liked DesignSpark from RS, but MultiSim seems like a more sustainable/reliable idea.


Obviously there's only so much variation between them anyway - but is there an 'industry standard', or one that, in your experience, is pretty prominent throughout industry?


Thanks,

(Oh and yes, for the sake of being transparent I have posted this on a couple of other forums too - just because I want a range of responses.)

 

[berkeman]

I've been long looking for some better software.

I haven't previously paid, but I'm prepared to pay a small amount for something worthwhile. (Student discount helps!)

I've been playing with a now expired evaluation license of NI MultiSim, which seems pretty good.

I also quite liked DesignSpark from RS, but MultiSim seems like a more sustainable/reliable idea.


Obviously there's only so much variation between them anyway - but is there an 'industry standard', or one that, in your experience, is pretty prominent throughout industry?


Thanks,

(Oh and yes, for the sake of being transparent I have posted this on a couple of other forums too - just because I want a range of responses.)

Here are a few threads from the EE forum where we discuss different SPICE programs:

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=558549

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=224535

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=142800

I've not used MultiSim myself. I use MicroCAP, and have looked at PSPICE in the past.