<p>Hey all, im just surveying your preferred/prevalent programs and applications for engineering, preferably ME. Things such as *CAD, MATLAB etc.</p>
<p>Id appreciate open source (windows) alternatives as well. Im going to have a lot of free time, and id think it would benefit me to start tinkering with stuff on my own; as well as peruse how-to/tutorial sites, thanks!</p>
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<p>SolidWorks for CAD – Student version is ~$120</p>
<p>FreeMat – A shareware version of MATLAB</p>
<p>PSPICE – Good for circuits. Not my favorite program, but it’s helpful in checking solutions.</p>
<p>I’m interested in this too. I feel like I need to learn to use some of this stuff on my own, but with how busy I am with school already, that’s easier said than done :/</p>
<p>Solidwork’s “Draftsight” is a good AutoCAD light, 2D, program</p>
<p>I like JMP for statistical analysis, not sure if there is a freeware version</p>
<p>Other than that I tend to do just well with Visio and Excel for most of my projects.</p>
<p>Wow thanks guys. I’ll be sure to contribute if I come across any programs myself</p>