You can also sign up on the local mailing lists for notification of upgrades and problem resolutions for each package.
For details of software available in the MMAE CAD/CAM lab (Engr II 304), also see the software map.
This is a partial list, more detail will be available eventually. Ask if you see something missing, or if you would like to use one of these and can't find it or would like it installed somewhere.
When available, instructions for using this software and finding its documentation is available at the link in the far right column.
| BEM | Boundary Element Analysis |
| CAD | Computer Aided Design |
| CAM | Computer Aided Manufacturing |
| CFD | Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| FEM | Finite Element Analysis |
| grid | grid generator |
| post | pre-processing and/or post-processing |
| package | type | company | version | licenses | platform | local documentation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abaqus | FEM | HKS | 6.2 | 05-mar-2004 EXPIRED | unix, windows | ||
| Adams | Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. | 12 | 21-MAR-2004 EXPIRED | unix, windows | |||
| Ansys | FEM | Ansys | 5.2 | student version / PENDING | Windows, unix | ||
| AML | CAD | Technosoft | ? | Windows only | |||
| Autocad | CAD | 14, 2002*, 2004 | Windows only | internal, books | |||
| Centaur | grid | Centaursoft | PENDING | ||||
| CFX | CFD | Ansys | 29-jun-2005 | ||||
| chemkin | chemical | reaction | 1.0 ? | 1 seat / 31-oct-2005 | unix, windows | /opt/chemkin/docs/ | |
| DADS | dynamics | 901 | 10 | Unix |
source /opt/dads901/dads_setup.csh /opt/dads901/cadsidoc /diskb/big/dads-trainingcd | ||
| Dytran | MSC | 4.5 | 1 / 2004-april-09 | unix | /opt/msc/bin/dytran | ||
| Fluent | CFD | Fluent, Inc. | 6 | 20+ 2004-July-27 | Unix only | internal /opt/Fluent.Inc/manuals /opt/Fluent.Inc/examples /opt/Fluent.Inc/fluent6.0/help/index.htm /opt/Fluent.Inc/gambit2.0.4/help/index.htm |
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| gimp | graphics | gimp.org | 2.0 | free | Windows, Unix | ||
| Groupwise | Novell | 6.1 | UCF | Windows, web |
UCF cyber knights help
Novell groupwise home | ||
| ICEM | CFD grid, post | Ansys | 15-may-2005 (2 seats) | ||||
| I-DEAS | CAD, FEM | SDRC | Master Series 9, 11 | unlimited unix | Unix only | internal, local hints | |
| iSIGHT | optimization | 5.0 | non-expiring, unknown seats | html, doc, ps (ask) | Unix | ||
| Lightyear | RP | 3d Systems | 20 | Windows only | |||
| ls-dyna | FEM/BEM | lstc | 950, 950e | 9/30/2005 | *Unix only | internal and /opt/lsdyna/v950/pdf | |
| ls-dyna | FEM/BEM | ? | ? 12/31/2003 | *Windows only | |||
| Mathcad | wordproc | Mathsoft | 2001 | Windows only | local PDFs | ||
| Mathmatica | gen math | not available | none | not available | none | ||
| Matlab | gen math | MathWorks | 5.3, 6.1, 6.5 | 50 | Windows NT only | MathWorks manuals online | |
| Microsoft Office | wordproc | Microsoft | 2000, XP | unlimited | windows only | internal help | |
| Mimics | RP | materialise | 7.2 | 10 seats, 12/3/02 | Windows only | ||
| Magics | RP | materialise | 5.2 | expired | Windows only | ||
| MTS | modal anaylsis | 9 | 1 / 02/28/2003 | Unix | online docs | ||
| Nastran | FEM | MSC | 2001, newer | 5 / 30-aug-2005 | Unix/Windows | internal, hardcopy | |
| Optimus | optimization | 2.2 | ? | unix only | internal | ||
| Patran | FEM | MSC | 2000r2, newer | 5 / 30-aug-2005 | Unix/Windows | internal, hardcopy | |
| Pro/Engineer | CAD | PTC // student verison sales | 2001 (2000i, 2000i2, 2001, Wildfire) | unlimited / 16-aug-2006 | Windows, Unix | local wildfire | |
| OpenOffice | wordproc | Sun | free | Windows, Unix | |||
| Solidworks | CAD | No licenses available | Windows only | ||||
| Geomagic | grid | raindrop | 4.1.0 | 1 seat: permanent floating | windows / unix | /opt/geomagic/bin/StudioMagic | |
| GridPro | grid | 1 seat (Kassab/Divo) | Windows (unix available) | ||||
| TrueGrid | grid | XYZ Scientific apps | 2.1.5 | 1 permanent floating license | unix / windows | /opt/tgrid/EXAMPLES /opt/tgrid/PDF |
Key to types:
| FEM | Finite Element Method analysis |
| BEM | Boundary Element Method analysis |
| CAD | Computer Aided Design |
| fluids | Fluid flow analysis |
| opt | Optimization |
| graphics | raster picture editing |
| wordproc | word processing and report preparation |
| gen math | General math analysis |
| RP | Rapid Prototyping |