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Altair Inspire vs. National Instruments Multisim

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Altair Inspire

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AAltair Inspire, developed by SolidThinking which was acquired by Altair, is software for Generative Design/Topology Optimization, and rapid simulation solution for design engineers. It is designed to enhance the concept development process by enabling simulation-driven design to increase a product’s efficiency, strength and manufacturability. This can lead to reduced costs, development time, material consumption, and product weight.N/A

    NI Multisim

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ANational Instruments offers Multisim, a simulation application for engineers, designers, and educators.

    $1,869

    per user

    Pricing
    Altair InspireNI Multisim
    Editions & Modules
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    Base
    $1,869.00
    per user
    Full
    $3,267.00
    per user
    Professional
    $4,838.00
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Altair InspireNI Multisim
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Altair InspireNI Multisim
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Altair InspireNI Multisim
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    This software is incredibly intuitive and really does provide a great finished product. The software runs relatively quickly and will usually throw an error right away, which is a nice feature. I didn't use the geometry editing parts of the software, but it looks promising to be able to edit files directly in the program.
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    NI (National Instruments)
    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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    Pros
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    • Defining the actuators, pin joints, sliding joints is very easy.
    • Defining a motion sequence is straightforward.
    • The UI tends to make you follow a sequence of steps to be successful in doing a motion simulation and finite element analysis study on a design.
    • The motion simulation results are automatically transferred to the FEA solver.
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    NI (National Instruments)
    • 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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    Cons
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    • I think the tools to create CAD are a bit difficult to use. Consequently, it is now easier to develop the part in other software, which is bad since we need to use more than one tool at a time.
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    NI (National Instruments)
    • 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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    Support Rating
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    When I needed clarification on how do use a feature or best way to define the constraints for a design problem, the response was quick and solved my needs.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    Working Model, MathCad, Dynamic Designer, Algor, and Mathlab had poor UI's and poor ways to define actuator and motor motion profiles. The force results and vectors were not easy to input into the FEA software. SOLIDWORKS Motion does not have an excellent way to define a linear actuator or its motion profile. Altair provides a UI that guides you through defining your linear actuator or motor's motion profile quickly.
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    NI (National Instruments)
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    Return on Investment
    Altair Engineering, Inc.
    • In my personal opinion, we think that this product does not have any negative aspect that makes us feel very uncomfortable.
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    NI (National Instruments)
    • Prevent components from being burnt out
    • Better design of circuits
    • Real time testing
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