List of mechanical engineering software

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This is a list of mechanical engineering software. [1] [2]

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Computer-aided design

SoftwareDeveloperOperating system
AutoCAD Autodesk Windows, macOS
Autodesk Fusion Autodesk Windows, macOS, Web
Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Windows
BRL-CAD BRL-CAD communityWindows, macOS, Linux, Unix
CATIA Dassault Systèmes Windows
Creo PTC Windows
FreeCAD FreeCAD communityWindows, macOS, Linux
IRONCAD IronCAD LLCWindows
KeyCreator Kubotek USAWindows
Rhinoceros 3D Robert McNeel & AssociatesWindows, macOS
Siemens NX Siemens Windows, Linux
Solid Edge Siemens Windows
SolidWorks Dassault Systèmes Windows
SpaceClaim ANSYS, Inc. Windows

Computer-aided manufacturing

SoftwareDeveloperOperating system
Edgecam Hexagon AB Windows
Mastercam CNC Software, LLCWindows
PowerMILL Autodesk Windows

Additive manufacturing

SoftwareDeveloperOperating system
Cura Ultimaker Windows, macOS, Linux
PrusaSlicer Prusa Research Windows, macOS, Linux

Computer-aided engineering

Finite element analysis

SoftwareDeveloperOperating system
Abaqus Dassault Systèmes Windows, Linux
Altair HyperWorks Altair Engineering Windows, Linux
ANSYS ANSYS, Inc. Windows, Linux
Calculix CalculiX communityWindows, Linux, macOS
COMSOL Multiphysics COMSOL ABWindows, macOS, Linux
Elmer FEM solver CSC – IT Center for Science Windows, Linux, macOS
FEniCS FEniCS ProjectLinux, macOS
LS-DYNA ANSYS Windows, Linux
MSC Nastran MSC Software Windows, Linux

Pre-processing and meshing

SoftwareDeveloperOperating system
ANSA pre-processor BETA CAE SystemsWindows, Linux
HyperMesh Altair Engineering Windows, Linux
Gmsh Christophe Geuzaine, Jean-François RemacleWindows, macOS, Linux
SALOME Open CASCADE / CEA / EDFWindows, Linux
ScanIP Synopsys Windows, Linux
TetGen Hang SiWindows, macOS, Linux

Computational fluid dynamics

SoftwareDeveloperOperating system
OpenFOAM OpenFOAM FoundationWindows, Linux, macOS, Unix
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Siemens Windows, Linux

Multibody dynamics

SoftwareDeveloperOperating system
MSC Adams MSC Software Windows, Linux

Product lifecycle management

SoftwareDeveloperOperating system
Teamcenter Siemens Windows, Linux
PTC Windchill PTC Windows, Linux

Engineering computation and modeling

SoftwareDeveloperOperating system
GNU Octave GNU ProjectWindows, macOS, Linux
Mathcad PTC Windows
MATLAB MathWorks Windows, macOS, Linux
Scilab Dassault Systèmes Windows, macOS, Linux
Simulink MathWorks Windows, macOS, Linux

Visualization and post-processing

SoftwareDeveloperOperating system
ParaView KitwareWindows, macOS, Linux
Tecplot Tecplot, Inc.Windows, macOS, Linux
VisIt Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Windows, macOS, Linux

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Modern CAD/CAE/CAM Tools and Their Applications" (PDF). University of Victoria. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Abhilash V. N. (2015-10-02). "Here's a list of software generally used by Mechanical Engineers". LinkedIn. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
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