Software

Engineering software resources across all disciplines, including aerospace, chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, and software engineering. This page organizes widely used engineering software tools and platforms to support professionals in engineering.

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AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Space

• NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  • Apps

  • NASA Technology Transfer Program - Software Catalog

• PTC - Creo (Pro/Engineer)

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

• ChemEnggCalc.com

  • Calculators for Chemical Engineers - Free Online Tools

  • Open Source Tools

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Multidisciplinary

• AutoDesk Civil3D

• Bluebeam

• CADTools

• CESDb - Civil Engineering Software Database

• Eaves

• NRCS Tech Tools Webpage

Construction Engineering

• Builterra

Geomatics, Surveying & GIS

• ArcGIS

• AutoDesk Civil3D

• CESDb - Civil Engineering Software Database

• Earth Point - Lat/Long & State Plane Coordinate Conversion Calculator

• Eaves

• WM - Survey II app

Geotechnical Engineering

• Bentley - Geotechnical Engineering Software Programs

  • KeyLAB - Geotechnical Laboratory Management Software

  • OpenTunnel Designer

  • PLAXIS Designer

• CESDb - Civil Engineering Software Database

• Eaves

• Ensoft, Inc. - Multiple Geotechnical Engineering Software Products

• FAA - Airport Concrete Pavement Design Software

• FHWA - SNAP-2 - Soil Nail Analysis Program

• Geo Engineer - Software Webpage

• NCPTC - Concrete Pavement Design Spreadsheets

• NRCS Tech Tools Webpage

• Pavement Designer

• PAVER - Pavement Management Software

• PAVEXpress/PAVEInstruct - Asphalt Pavement Design Software

• Redi-Rock Retaining Wall Design Software

• RocScience - Software

• StreetSaver - Pavement Management Software

• TCPavements - Software

• USGS - Active Groundwater Wells - Software 

• Vialytics

• Vulcan Materials Company - Construction Aggregate Calculator

• WellCAD

• WM - Subsurface

Structural Engineering

• Autodesk

  • Advance Steel

  • AEC Collection Package

  • Revit

• CESDb - Civil Engineering Software Database

• Eaves

• Redi-Rock Retaining Wall Design Software

• SDI - Steel Deck Institute - Design Tools

• SJI - Steel Joist Institute - Design Tools

Transportation Engineering

• ArcGIS

• Autodesk

  • Advance Steel

  • AEC Collection Package

  • Civil3D

  • InfraWorks

• Bentley - OpenRail Designer

• Bentley - OpenRoads Designer

• Bentley - OpenRoads SignCAD

• CADTools

  • BricsTurn - (swept path analysis)

  • MS Turn - (swept path analysis) for Microstation

• CESDb - Civil Engineering Software Database

• Eaves

• FHWA - USLIMIT2

• McTrans-HCS - Highway Capacity Software

• Q-Free

• Transoft - AutoTurn

  • AutoTurn Online

  • GuideSIGN

• WayCivil - AI Plan Review Software

• Yunex Traffic

Water Resources, Environmental & Utility Engineering

• ACPA - Software

• Aquaveo

  • AGWA - Automated GSSHA Watershed Analysis Web Application

  • ArcHydro Groundwater

  • CityWater - Water Distribution Management Software

  • GMS - Groundwater Modeling System

  • SMS - Surface Modeling System

  • WMS - Watershed Modeling System

• ArcGIS

• Bentley - Hydraulics & Hydrology Software Applications

• Bentley - Utility & Communication Networks Software Applications

  • Gas Utility Software

    • OpenUtilities sisHYD - Integrated Design, Analysis, and Simulation of District Energy & Gas Networks

  • Telecommunications Utility Software

    • Bentley Raceway and Cable Management

    • OpenComms Designer - GIS Network Engineering and Communications Solution

    • OpenComms PowerView - Communications Network GIS Software

    • OpenTower Designer

    • OpenTower iQ

    • OpenTower Mount Analysis

    • SPIDAcalc - Pole Design and Analysis Software

    • SPIDAsilk - Sag and Tension Analysis Software

    • SPIDAstudio - Overhead Asset Management Software

  • Water Utility Software

  • Wastewater Utility Software

    • OpenFlows Sewer

• CESDb - Civil Engineering Software Database

• Eaves

• FLO-2D

  • Modeling Resource Website

  • Training

• GISHydro@Maryland

• HI - Hydraulic Institute - Free Resources Webpage

• HydroCAD Stormwater Modeling

• Hydrology Studio

• PipePac

• SRH-2D

• Streamline Technologies

  • FloodWise

  • StormWise

• USACE - US Army Corps of Engineers Software Programs 

  • HEC-HMS (Hydrologic Engineering Center - Hydrologic Modeling System)

  • HEC-RAS (Hydrologic Engineering Center - River Analysis System)

• USDA-NRCS - US Dept. of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service

  • Tech Tools Webpage

  • Web Soil Survey

• USGS - US Geological Survey

  • Active Groundwater Wells Software 

  • National Map

  • StreamStats

  • Water Resources Mission Area Software Catalog

• WaterCAD

• Waterloo Hydrogeologic

• WellCAD

• WM - Subsurface

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Building Design

• AutoDesk Revit

• Bluebeam

• HI - Hydraulic Institute - Free Resources Webpage

Power

• Bentley - Utility & Communication Networks Software Applications

  • EasyPower

  • OpenUtilities Designer

  • OpenUtilities PowerView - Utility Network GIS Software

  • OpenUtilities sisHYD - Integrated Design, Analysis, and Simulation of District Energy & Gas Networks

  • Power Line Systems

  • XGSLab EMF (Electromagnetic Field)

  • XGSLab Grounding

  • XGSLab Lightning Shielding and Analysis

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Building Design

• Autodesk

  • CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Software

  • Revit

• Bluebeam

• HI - Hydraulic Institute - Free Resources Webpage

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

• Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute - Software and Tools Webpage

Web Design

• Google Sites

• Simple Machines Forum

• JobMount

• Site Builder Report