Originally developed by a company called Interactive Image Technologies (later acquired by National Instruments, and now part of the Altair engineering ecosystem), Multisim was designed to be the electronic version of a physical workbench. Unlike complex, text-based simulation tools, Multisim emphasized a graphical user interface (GUI) that mimicked the look and feel of real lab equipment.
: Multisim includes virtual versions of lab equipment like oscilloscopes , multimeters , and function generators that look and function exactly like their real-world counterparts from manufacturers like Tektronix and Agilent.
