submitted 1 month ago by sodium_nitride@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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^^^^^

The above worthless trash known as "multisim", used for simulating circuits costs 905 EUR and

Doesn't have a linux version
Is missing 90% of new commercially available parts
Doesn't have a method of easily adding those parts (except manually, 1 by 1) (as far as I know)
Has garbage UI (you can only undo 4 times) (adding or removing a single component can easily use up more than 4 moves)
Inconsistent simulations (making the sims work feels like trying to appease a capricious God to not curse you with famine)

The free open source software (qucs-studio) seems to have none of these problems, though I have barely used it.

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[-] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

I'm stuck using NI stuff because their hardware is good. It's not fun. But it pays the bills so I'll deal with it I guess.