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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

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