Linux & Windows Software Information Linux & Windows Software Information
The chart below lists the Linux and Windows software available on the Engineering Computer Network. The version number, if available, is listed in the appropriate column.
Related pages are the Linux Software Notes and installed Windows media players.
ITS provides software such as SAS and Minitab 15 using Virtual Desktop.
| Software | Linux | Windows | Category | Notes |
| ABAQUS | 6.7-1 | 6.7-1 | non-linear finite element analysis | 10 licenses; local use info |
| Acrobat* | 8 | document conversion | ||
| Acrobat Reader | 8 | viewer | ||
| ActiveState ActivePerl | 5.6 | programming language | ||
| ANSYS | 11.0.16 | 11.0 | finite element analysis | 50 licenses; local use info |
| CivilFEM | 11.0 | civil eng. tools for ANSYS | ||
| Arena | 10.0 | process planning | ||
| Aspen Engineering Suite | 2006 | process manufacturing | find on main All Programs menu | |
| AutoCAD | 2008 | computer-aided design | ||
| Beyond Compare | 2.4.3 | file comparison | ||
| Bricx Command Center | 3.3 | for use with LEGO Mindstorms | ||
| Calc98 | 5.3 | calculator | ||
| ChemCAD | 5.6 | chemical process modeling | ||
| Chemkin | 4.1 | 4.0.1 | chemical reaction analysis | 21 licenses |
| COMSOL Multiphysics | 3.3a | 3.3a | finite element analysis | 33 licenses |
| ConTEXT | .98.3 | text editor | ||
| DataArchitect | 3.1.0 | database design | ||
| Delmia | 5.15 | manufacturing process | ||
| dia | .94 | drawing | ||
| Dreamweaver* | 8.0 | web authoring | ||
| EASY5 | 2005v1 | schematic-based simulation and modeling | 30 licenses | |
| Eclipse | 3.3 | 3.3 | Java software framework; includes Subclipse | |
| Energy10 | 1.6.02 | energy efficiency design | ||
| Eudora | 6.0.1 | email client | ||
| FEHT | 7.155 | finite element analysis | use with IHT | |
| Femlab -- see COMSOL | ||||
| FileZilla | 3.0.0 | 2.2.17 | file transfer | |
| Firefox | 2.0.0.14 | 3.0 | browser | From Mozilla.org; try it. |
| Fireworks* | 8.0 | (web) graphics | ||
| Flowlab | 1.2.10 | computational fluid dynamics | by Fluent | |
| Fluent | 6.3.26 (Gambit 2.4.6) | flow analysis | 35 licenses (with Gambit); local use info | |
| Fracture (Casca, Franc2dl) | 1.4 | fracture simulation | ||
| Ghostscript | 8.53 | viewer | ||
| gimp | 2.2 | 2 | photo editing | |
| GSview, gv | 4.8 | viewer | ||
| HCS2000 | 4.1 | traffic analysis | ||
| HTML Validator* | 6.0 | HTML checker | ||
HEC-HMS |
3.1.0 | hydraulic modeling, flow analysis | ||
| HEC-RAS | 4.0 Beta | river analysis system | ||
| HERS - ST | 3.2 | traffic analysis (USDOT) | ||
| ImageMagick Display | 1.0 | graphics: create, modify | ||
| IMSL | C Lib 5.5; Fortran 90 5.0 | math/stat functions library | ||
| Interactive Heat Transfer (IHT) | 3.0 | heat flow modeling | ||
| Interactive Thermodynamics | 2 | thermodynamic solver | ||
| Internet Explorer | 7 | browser | ||
| Java | 1.6, update 5 | programming language | ||
| Java Beans | 4.1 | software components in Java | ||
| Java Media Framework | 2.1.1.1e | Java API for audio, video | ||
| KENPAVE | (no version) | pavement stress analysis | ||
| LINDO/LINGO | 6.1/8.0 | solver for linear optimization | ||
| Maple | 11.01 | 11 | symbolic mathematical analysis | 200 licenses |
| MathCAD | 14 | symbolic math. analysis + CAD | 25 licenses | |
| Mathematica | 6 | 5.2, 6 | symbolic mathematical analysis | 100 licenses |
| MATLAB | r2007a | 7.2.0.287 r2007a | numerical mathematical analysis | |
| Mentor Expedition | x | 2004 | systems design flow | 50 licenses |
| Micro-Cap | 8.0 | electrical circuit simulation | ||
| Microsoft Access | 2007 | database | ||
| Microsoft Excel | 2007 | spreadsheet | ||
| Microsoft Outlook | 2007 | email and calendar client | ||
| Microsoft PowerPoint | 2007 | presentation | ||
| Microsoft Word | 2007 | word processor | ||
| Microsoft Visual Studio | 2005 | programming tools | ||
| LEGO Mindstorms NXT | x | LEGO to build robots | ||
| Minitab | 14 | statistical analysis | ||
| Mozilla | 1.7.8 | browser, email client, web authoring | ||
| Nero | 6.6 | CD/DVD utility | ||
| PADS | 2005 | schematic design | ||
| Patran | 2006, 2005 | 3-D mechanical computer-aided engineering | see Patran if you need to convert 2005 databases to 2006 | |
| PDFCreator | 0.9.0 | utility to print to PDF file | ||
| Picasa2 | 2.0 | picture editor, organizer | ||
| PI system | 1.3.2 | physical plant data | ||
| Polymath | 6.1 | textbook software | ||
| Pro/ENGINEER | Wildfire 3.0 | Wildfire 3.0 | parametric mechanical CAD | 500 licenses |
| PS8 | 8.5.0.2 | program and process management | ||
| PSpice | 9.1 | electrical circuit simulation | ||
| QCP 2004 | 2004 | physiology response simulation | Ignore error when closing program | |
| Real-DRAW Pro | 3.1 | drawing | ||
| RefWorks | 4.2 | citation and bibliography aid | can be Word plug-in | |
| RSI IDL | 6.3 | digital image processing | new version of IDL | |
| Research System IDL | 5.5 | digital image processing | 400 licenses | |
| Research System VIP | 1.5 | visual image editor | ||
| SciFinder Scholar | 2006 | locate literature, substances, reactions; American Chemical Society | ||
| Scitor Process | 3.0.1 | process simulation and analysis | ||
| SecureCRT | 5.5 | terminal emulator | ||
| STAAD Pro | 2004 | structural analysis/design | ||
| Statistica | 8.0 | data analysis, management, visualization, mining | 10 licenses | |
| Stella | 8.1 | mass balance modeling | ||
| SURFCAM | 2004 | CAD/CAM | ||
| Tecplot | 10.0-4-16 | 360 | visualization, presentation tool | |
| TextPad | 5.0.3 | text editor | ||
| Thunderbird | 2.0.0.9 | 2.0.0.12 | email client (stand-alone) | from Mozilla.org; like Mozilla mail. |
| Trafficware (SimTraffic, Synchro) | 5 | traffic analysis | ||
| TSIS | 5 | traffic analysis | ||
| vi | x | text editor | ||
| Virtual.Lab | 7A | engineering analysis and design | ||
| Webmail | 4.1.1 | 4.1.1 | email client | |
| WEKA | 3-4;3.5.6 | data analysis | ||
| West Point Bridge Designer | 2002 (5.0.4) | bridge stress modeling | ||
| WolfPack | 2.4.2 | surveying software | ||
| WinaXe | 7.2 | terminal emulation | get to x-windows Linux environment | |
| WinRAR | 3.70 | file compress, extract | ||
| WS_FTP Pro | 9.0 | file transfer |
*software for which each individual must purchase a license; not on Elder and Hering lab computers.
Read the College of Engineering software request and purchase policy for information on software acquisition.
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