SIMION
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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- SIMION calculates electric fields and charged-particle trajectories for configured electrodes and particle initial conditions.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
- Platforms
- The maker says SIMION runs on Windows and Linux, and lists Wine/Linux and CrossOver Mac among tested system options.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
- Free plan
- NoRead 25 Sep 2026 · simion.com
- Support
- Support options include online documentation, an open users group, and phone and email support; the maker describes included support as limited and basic.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
- Maker
- The SIMION site identifies Adaptas Solutions, LLC and IMI Adaptas in its copyright and contact footer.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
- Analysis and integrations
- SIMION can record flight parameters to delimited text files and its programming features can export data to programs such as Excel through a COM interface.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
- Applications
- The maker lists uses including mass spectrometers, ion traps, RF quadrupoles, ICR cells, ion sources, and detector optics.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
- Demo
- A demo is available by request; it limits saving and refining custom geometries and is mainly for exploring the interface and existing examples.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
- Field solving
- It supports electrostatic field solving in 2D and 3D and describes arrays up to almost 20 billion points on 64-bit systems with sufficient RAM.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
- Geometry and programming
- Geometry options include a 3D editor, STL CAD import, GEM text files, and programmatic manipulation using languages including Perl, Python, C++, and Lua.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
- Licensing
- The ordering page says each single license generally allows one user or one computer, at the purchaser’s option.Read 12 Oct 2026 · sisweb.com
- Particle tracing
- Particle tracing includes relativistic corrections and variable-step Runge–Kutta, and the maker says millions of particles can be handled.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
- RF and magnetic fields
- SIMION supports low-frequency time-dependent or RF fields and magnetic fields, while its quasistatic approximation does not simulate much higher frequencies or radiation effects.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
- Security and privacy
- The demo request page says submitted information is used only to reply to the current SIMION inquiry and not to send further unsolicited emails.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
- Updates
- The product page says one year of maintenance is included upon purchase and upgrades are electronic downloads through the software’s Check for Updates button.Read 12 Oct 2026 · simion.com
Plans and prices
SIMION 2020 Lab Kit Site License Price not published 30 seats Read 25 Sep 2026 · sisweb.com
SIMION 2020 Academic License, 1 Year Lease $595 a year 1 year lease Single academic user Read 12 Oct 2026 · sisweb.com
SIMION 2020 Software, Academic License $1,295, paid once For US academic/government use only · electronic download Read 12 Oct 2026 · sisweb.com
SIMION 2020 Software $1,895, paid once New commercial license · electronic download · license for one user or one computer Read 12 Oct 2026 · sisweb.com
SIMION 2020 "lab kit" Site License $4,995, paid once Universities only · 30 seats Read 12 Oct 2026 · sisweb.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Simulation Software#11 of 697.2
- Physics Simulation Software#42 of 897.7