Draw circuit in Multisim, simulate in LTSpice?

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Jugurtha said:

Hi,

I only use Multisim for drawing circuits, export as an image and put in a PDF. Their circuits look nicer than LTSpice circuits. For the simulation, I use LTSpice. It has been very good to me so far.

So to sum it up:

To draw circuits that look nice, I use Multisim.
For the actual simulation, I use LTSpice.

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Hi,

Any idea whether we can draw circuits in multisim and export the same to LTspice for simulation?

Thanks,
Arun

Why would you want to do such a thing? I suggest you etither stay with multisim or ltspice, unless you really have to. I doubt their syntax is compatible so it would mean a lot of effort to transfer one netlist into another.

arunnatarajan said:

Hi,

Any idea whether we can draw circuits in multisim and export the same to LTspice for simulation?

Thanks,
Arun

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Hi,

I've never tried that. Sorry, Arun.

Hello arunnatarajan , welcome to ETO!

The thread you originally responded to is over 3 1/2 years old, and furthermore you hijacked someone else's thread. Neither of these actions (resurrecting very old threads and taking over someone else's topic) are allowed here, so I gave you a thread of your very own

Please continue your discussion here, rather than at the old thread.

Thanks!
Matt

Usually, when I simulate a critical circuit, the LTSpice simulation has added capacitors to account for parasitic and wiring capacitance, added resistors to account for wire resistance, and added inductors to account for wire self-inductance that you don't want in the "final", presentation quality schematic. Unfortunately, I have always had to create two schematics; one to simulate; another for documentation. That is why expensive, integrated tools like Cadence are not worth the money...

arunnatarajan said:

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Any idea whether we can draw circuits in multisim and export the same to LTspice for simulation?
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You could perhaps transfer the netlist but not the schematic diagram.
Why would you want to?
Either use the Multisim Workbench simulator or draw the circuits in LTspice.