We also use Altium.... and I certainly wouldn't choose it as my
front-line sim package.
It _does_ sim, but it initially wasn't designed _for_ sim.
The usability of the SCH part of Altium is also (in my opinion) weak.
For example, in the demo (is there one?), try placing some parts with
connections, and dragging them around...
Now, the entire package as a whole is very good (great bang/buck), and I
continue paying for maintenance each year (low quantity pcb design for
our small company).
However, Altium is not the most efficient path for just sch capture and sim.
Best of luck,
Chris
On 6/21/2012 7:43 PM, Brooks, Bill wrote:
> We use Altium, however we use LTspice and Genesys and Multi-Sim for simulation...Altium has some simulation tools built in... but as yet we aren't using them. We do use the schematic and pcb editors though and they work pretty well... I particularly like the 3D visual display and step file export of the board capability. The Design rules are extensive, and they are improving the software all the time.
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