Additional Software Used in Engineering Undergraduate Courses
Peruse the following table for an idea which software is used in your department and how to acquire/purchase and download it.
Inclusion on this list does not mean you are provided with free/pre-paid licenses for the software, only that it has been identified as being used in some Engineering Courses.
| Software Name | Departments using | How to Get Software |
|---|---|---|
| Abaqus | AOE | Abaqus Free Learning Edition |
| Acrobat Reader Adobe | AOE, ME | Adobe Free Version |
| Adobe Acrobat DC | BSE, CEE, MLSoC, AOE | VT Purchase as part of Adobe Creative Cloud Adobe Purchase monthly subscription |
| AggFlow | CEE, MME | |
| Android Studio | CS | Android Studio Free Download |
| Ansys | AOE, CEE, ME | Ansys Student Free Download |
| Ansys/Fluent | AOE, CEE, ME | |
| ARCgis PRO, ArcGIS 10.5.1 ESRI | CEE, MME | VT Pre-paid Student License |
| Arduino IDE 3 | CEE, ENGE | Arduino Free Download |
| ASPEN PLUS | CEE | |
| Astos | CEE, AOE | |
| AutoDesk AutoCad | CEE, AOE, MME | Autodesk Free Student License |
| Autodesk Civil3D | CEE, MLSoC, BSE | Autodesk Free Student License |
| Autodesk Design Review Autodesk | CEE | Autodesk Free |
| Autodesk Raster Design Autodesk | CEE | Autodesk Free Student License |
| Autodesk Revit 2024, Revit Architecture, Revit Structure | CEE, MLSoC | Autodesk Free Student License |
| Bentley Microstation 8 | CEE. MLSoC | |
| Bentley RAM Connected Standalone 11.1 Bently | CEE. MLSoC | |
| Bentley RAM Elements 14 Bentley | CEE, MLSoC | |
| Bentley RAM Structural System 5 Bentley | CEE, AOE, MLSoC | |
| Bentley SewerGems 8 Bentley | CEE, Others | |
| Bentley Staad Foundation 4 Bentley | CEM | |
| Bentley STAAD.PRO Connect Edition 21 | CHE | |
| Bentley StormCad 5.06 Bentley | CS | |
| Bentley WaterCad 8 Bentley | CS | |
| Biowin 5 Envirosim LTD. | ENGE | |
| BlueBeam | General, MLSoC | |
| BlueJ | General | Free Download |
| Carlson Mining | MME | Download Information |
| CATME | General | VT Engineering Bundle |
| COMSOL | MSE,ME | |
| Corpscon 6 USACE | MME | |
| Delftship | AOE | |
| Docker Desktop | CS | |
| Eclipse | CS, MME, CEE, BSE | Free Eclipse Download |
| Endnote | MME, Others | VT Endnote Download (Login Required) |
| ESRI Arc Pro | BSE, MME | Installation Instructions |
| Everseries Pavement Programs 4 WSDOT | MSE | |
| Faro SCENE | MSE, AOE | |
| Autodesk Fusion360 | General, MLSoC | Autodesk Free Student License |
| Google Chrome Google | General | |
| Google Drive for Backup storage | General | |
| Google Earth 7.3 Google | MME | Google Earth Free Download |
| Granta CES Edupack | VT Purchase for Student License | |
| Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) 10.4 GMS | CEE, Others | |
| HEC-HMS (Hydrologic Modeling System) USACE HEC | CEE | |
| HEC-RAS (River Analysis System) USACE HEC | CEE | |
| Highway Capacity Software HCS+T7F 5.4 UF | CEE | |
| Java | CS | JAVA Free Download |
| LabView | AOE,ME | VT Purchase for Student License |
| Loop-Pro | CHE | |
| LTSpice | LTSpice Free Download | |
| Maestro | AOE | |
| Magma5 | MSE | |
| MAPTEK PointStudio | MME | |
| MAPTEK Vulcan | MME | |
| MathCad 15 & Prime | AOE | |
| Mathematica | AOE, CEE, ME, Others | VT Pre-paid Student License |
| MATLAB | ENGE, CEE, AOE, ME, Others | VT Engineering Bundle |
| MSC Nastran | AOE | |
| MSC Patran | AOE | |
| Microsoft Access | General | VT Undergraduate Bundle |
| Microsoft Office | All | VT Undergraduate Bundle |
| Microsoft Project | General, MLSoC | VT Purchase for Student License |
| Microsoft Visio | General, MLSoC | VT Purchase for Student License |
| MiniTab | MSE, ISE | VT Purchase for Student License |
| Model Center | AOE | |
| NavCad | AOE | |
| Orca3D (Rhino Plugin) | AOE | |
| Origin | MME, MSE,ME | |
| Passer V 5.3 Passer | CEE | |
| PDF Annotator | General, MME | VT Engineering Bundle |
| Pharos Pharos (Pay-per-print) | General | |
| Pointwise | AOE | |
| Primavera P6 | CEM | |
| Primavera Project Planner 16.1 Primavera | ||
| Python | CHE, CEE, AOE, CS,ME, MLSoC, ISE | |
| Python Anaconda | MLSoC, ISE | |
| R 3.3.1 R Foundation for Statistical Computing | General, ISE | R for Statistical Computing Free Download |
| R Studio | MLSoC, ISE | R Studio Free Student Dowload |
| Respondus Lockdown Browser | CS, Others | Instructions to Download Respondus Lockdown Browser at VT |
| Rhino | AOE, MLSoC | Rhino3D 90 Day Trial VT Purchase for Student License |
| RISA-3D 5 RISA | CEE | |
| @Risk (Palisades - Lumivero) | ISE | |
| Rocksim | AOE | |
| Rockwell Automation | MME | |
| SAS JMP Pro | General, MLSoC | VT Engineering Bundle |
| Satellite Tool Kit (STK) | AOE | |
| Siemens NX | AOE, 3000, 4000 lvl classes,ME | VT Student Software (Login Required) |
| Simio | ISE | |
| SOLIDWORKS | General, ENGE, AOE, ME,Others | VT Engineering Bundle |
| StarCCM+ | AOE | |
| STK | AOE | |
| Super Pro Design | BSE | |
| Surpac | MME | |
| Talpac | MME | |
| Tecplot | AOE,ME | |
| Thermo-Calc | MSE | Thermo-Calc Free Educational Package |
| TRANSYT-7F (McT7F9) 11.33 McTrans | CEE | |
| Vensim | ISE | |
| VenTSim | MME | |
| Visual Studio Code | AOE, CS, MLSoC | Microsoft VS Code Free Download |
| Visual Studio CE | AOE | |
| XCode | CS | Apple XCode Download |