No option to Autoplace components

[kridnix]

I downloaded the evaluation version of MultiSim off the NI site and have since upgraded to full academic version and unlocked the evaluation version with the supplied serial number.  However I don't see any option to autoplace components.  Do I have to uninstall the evaluation copy then reinstall off the DVD to be able to get to the autoplace option?

Alan

[lacy]

O.K. I am not sure if the academic version has auoplace or not. Nestor will have to comment on that. What I do want to comment on is this. I have the Power Pro Version with the MCU Module and I had to register each portion to activate it. You might want to check on this, because you may have registered Multisim and not the rest. This means you may still be using the evaluation version of Ultiboard and this is why you don't see all the options.

I hope this helps some.

Have A Nice Day

[GarretF]

Hi kridnix:

I presume you are referring to Ultiboard because there is no autoplace feature in Multisim. The autoplace feature is only available in the Full and Power Pro editions of Ultiboard, not in the Education of Student versions. You can check what version you have via Help > About, but I suspect you have the Education version.

For future reference, you can see what functionality is in your version in the Release Notes. Click Start > Programs > National Instruments > Circuit Design Suite 10.0 > Documentation > Release Notes, and scroll to Product Tier Details.

[lacy]

Thanks Garret. I didn't see anything about the autoplace feature on the website feature list, so I was hesitant to comment on that.

Thanks a Bunch.

Have a Nice Day

[kridnix]

Thanks for the information.  I don't see autoplace mentioned specifically in the release notes, but it was addressed in the "Getting Started" booklet that came with the software which is why I was confused.  I guess NI distributes the same booklet regardless of the software version you get.