Tutorial create a new element in Multisim Ultiboard

You need the DATASHEET!!

1- open Ultiboard
2- Tools -> part wizard
a. Select through hole or surface mount
b. SIP
c. Put the dimensions of the element (X,Y,Height), also you can add circle to pin 1
d. Skip
e. Change units to mm; Introduce diameter hole for pin
f. Change units to mm; Select num of pins; distance between pins
g. Select numeration (remember your choice)

3- Put the pins wherever you need










4- If you need Extra holes, (for legs, not pins)
a. Check the coordinates of a hole to have it as a reference
i. Right button over the hole
ii. Properties
iii. General tab - check coordinates (change them for an easier ones in similar
place. For example 5.124 5.100. Remember to change it in all the holes).
b. Copy a hole
c. Paste it
d. Right button properties
e. General tab, introduce correct coordinates
If you want a square hole:
f. Pad tab, hole section advanced hole properties hole tab; chose rectangle and
introduce the size.
g. Press ok
h. Layer settings tab, deactivate copper.
i. Press ok, and close the properties

5- File save to database as
a. Whatever name you like to describe the footprint
6- Close ultiboard, you dont have to save the file
7- Open multisim
8- Tools menu component wizard
9- Introduce whatever you want in component name, and select layout only and next.
10-
a. Select single section component
b. Click select footprint
c. Select user database in the top
d. Chose the footprint that you just created and click select
e. Select number of pins and click next
f. If you want to edit the figure to make it easy to show how to connect it:
i. Click edit
ii. Click on resize the boundary box
iii.
iv. Now you can make bigger the component
v. Put in the right place the pins
With the same numeration that the footprint and the datasheet










vi. Close the editor
vii. Select save changes
viii. Click next
ix. Click next
x. Match the symbol pin name with the footprint pins
1. On the footprint column, click on the cell next to the 1 and select 1
2. Repeat for other pins
xi.
xii. Click next
xiii. Select where you want to save the component
1. Select user database,
2. whatever category you want
3. add family
4. put whatever family name you want for the component
5. click ok
6. click finish
Your component is Created!!
Now you can use this component to build the circuit in multisim and
export everything to ultiboard by:
1. toolbar menu transfer transfer to ultiborad transfer to
ultiboard 13.0
2. save the file wherever you want
3. thats it
Now we have to merge all our user databases :
1. file explorer
a. C drive
b. Users
c. Your user
d. Show the hidden folders
i. Click organize (top left corner)
ii. Click folder and search options
iii. View tab
iv. Select show hidden files, folders and drives
v. Click ok
e. Go to AppData folder
f. Roaming
g. National instruments
h. Circuit design suite
i. 13.0
j. Database
k. Copy the Usrcomp_S_Youruser.usr file to the desktop, this is
your user database
l. Send this file to whoever have to receive it

If you receive a user database from somebody:
a. Open multisim
b. Tools database merge database
c. Click select database and select it from wherever you have it
saved. (user database option)
d. Click start
e. Choose auto-rename
THATS IT!!!