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Below is a list of software packages commonly used by engineering students and information on where they may be downloaded.
You may also want to check out what is avialable through the OSU Software Portal.
If you can't find what you are looking for via the links below, or the OSU Portal, you can check out the Academic Software Discounts portal. Just be aware that some of the titles listed there are available for free, or at a better discount from OSU.
Register to download at https://www.autodesk.com/education/edu-software/overview
Select your desired software product and follow the on screen prompts. Use your OSU ONID email and when asked for institutional address the following should suffice:
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
Bentley offers an entire suite of Engineering applications to students, available through their StudentServer online service.
Microstation, InRoads, Soilvision, Synchro Pro, and many other titles is available to all engineering students.
Revu BlueBeam is available to all engineering students
EES (pronounced 'ease') is a general equation-solving program that can numerically solve thousands of coupled non-linear algebraic and differential equations. The program can also be used to solve differential and integral equations, do optimization, provide uncertainty analyses, perform linear and non-linear regression, convert units, check unit consistency, and generate publication-quality plots. A major feature of EES is the high accuracy thermodynamic and transport property database that is provided for hundreds of substances in a manner that allows it to be used with the equation solving capability.
Students can install EES on their personal machine but it will not work unless they are connected to the University network. Note that your EES license is limited to instructional use.
College of Engineering students may request for their personal computers a 1 year license of the following software:
To request a license simply fill out this form, making sure to use your ONID email address: https://connectlp.keysight.com/StudentLicense
LabVIEW is an instrument interfacing tool developed by National Instruments that is typically used in labs. LabVIEW is available for all engineering students.
MathCAD 15 is available to be purchased with the PTC MathCAD Prime 3.1 bundle from: http://store.ptc.com/OregonState
For instructions on installing and licensing MathCAD 15 visit: http://it.engineering.oregonstate.edu/mathcad
Students and faculty can use MATLAB in two different ways.
1. Use our Citrix environment to run MATLAB. This is quick and easy and requires no local software. It is recommended for the casual user.
2. OSU has arranged for a site-license for MATLAB that allows students and faculty to install on up to 4 devices. A network connection is not required (no central license server). Click here for instructions.
For more information about MATLAB visit: http://it.engineering.oregonstate.edu/matlab
Access to MS Office is free for all OSU Students.
RoadEng is available to all engineering students
Siemens Digital Industries Software NX (Download requires an ENGR Account)
Siemens NX software is a flexible and powerful integrated solution that helps you deliver better products faster and more efficiently. NX delivers the next generation of design, simulation, and manufacturing solutions that enable companies to realize the value of the digital twin.
This is for Windows computers only.
The program will open a terminal window and install NX for you. Please do not close the terminal window that opens, it will auto-close when install is finished. The installation could take ~20min.
To use NX, you must be connected to OSU's VPN.
StarCCM+ is a single interface multidisciplinary simulation tool that is typically used on engineering windows desktops but is available to all engineering students.
Click here for more information
For use in ARE499 HVAC III: ADV SYSTEM DESIGN only
We have a very limited 20 seat license for this tool. Students are required to return the license when their coursework requiring use of this product is complete.
Download the installer here (1.9GB)
If you need VMware, Workstation and Fusion is now available free for personal use. This edition is similar to the paid license, but without customer support or commercial use rights.
Workstation and Fusion can be obtained using the download links on this page after creating a Broadcom account: https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2024/05/vmware-workstation-pro-now-available-free-for-personal-use.html
Note: If you have an Apple silicon (ARM architecture) based Mac you may need ARM specific versions of OSes. If you are just looking to run software such as Visual Studio, it is highly recommended that you use Citrix instead of setting up VMs. Windows for ARM is not available via Azure Dev Tools, only through the Microsoft Insider Preview Program.
As a free and open source alternative to VMware, you can download VirtualBox from Oracle: