List of mechanical engineering software

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

Computer-aided design

See also: Comparison of computer-aided design software
Software Developer Operating system
AutoCAD Autodesk Windows, macOS
Autodesk Fusion Autodesk Windows, macOS, Web
Autodesk Inventor Autodesk Windows
BRL-CAD BRL-CAD community Windows, macOS, Linux, Unix
CATIA Dassault Systèmes Windows
Creo PTC Windows
FreeCAD FreeCAD community Windows, macOS, Linux
IRONCAD IronCAD LLC Windows
KeyCreator Kubotek USA Windows
Rhinoceros 3D Robert McNeel & Associates Windows, macOS
Siemens NX Siemens Windows, Linux
Solid Edge Siemens Windows
SolidWorks Dassault Systèmes Windows
SpaceClaim ANSYS, Inc. Windows

Computer-aided manufacturing

See also: List of computer-aided manufacturing software
Software Developer Operating system
Edgecam Hexagon AB Windows
Mastercam CNC Software, LLC Windows
PowerMILL Autodesk Windows

Additive manufacturing

See also: List of 3D printing software
Software Developer Operating system
Cura Ultimaker Windows, macOS, Linux
PrusaSlicer Prusa Research Windows, macOS, Linux

Computer-aided engineering

See also: List of computer-aided engineering software

Finite element analysis

See also: List of finite element software packages
Software Developer Operating system
Abaqus Dassault Systèmes Windows, Linux
Altair HyperWorks Altair Engineering Windows, Linux
ANSYS ANSYS, Inc. Windows, Linux
Calculix CalculiX community Windows, Linux, macOS
COMSOL Multiphysics COMSOL AB Windows, macOS, Linux
Elmer FEM solver CSC – IT Center for Science Windows, Linux, macOS
FEniCS FEniCS Project Linux, macOS
LS-DYNA ANSYS Windows, Linux
MSC Nastran MSC Software Windows, Linux

Pre-processing and meshing

Software Developer Operating system
ANSA pre-processor BETA CAE Systems Windows, Linux
HyperMesh Altair Engineering Windows, Linux
Gmsh Christophe Geuzaine, Jean-François Remacle Windows, macOS, Linux
SALOME Open CASCADE / CEA / EDF Windows, Linux
ScanIP Synopsys Windows, Linux
TetGen Hang Si Windows, macOS, Linux

Computational fluid dynamics

See also: List of computational fluid dynamics software
Software Developer Operating system
OpenFOAM OpenFOAM Foundation Windows, Linux, macOS, Unix
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Siemens Windows, Linux

Multibody dynamics

Software Developer Operating system
MSC Adams MSC Software Windows, Linux

Product lifecycle management

See also: Product lifecycle management
Software Developer Operating system
Teamcenter Siemens Windows, Linux
PTC Windchill PTC Windows, Linux

Engineering computation and modeling

Software Developer Operating system
GNU Octave GNU Project Windows, 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

Software Developer Operating system
ParaView Kitware Windows, macOS, Linux
Tecplot Tecplot, Inc. Windows, macOS, Linux
VisIt Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Windows, macOS, Linux
  •   Proprietary
  •   Open source

See also

  • Mechanical engineering
  • List of 3D modeling software and list of 3D rendering software
  • List of automotive engineering software
  • List of computational materials science software
  • Lists of engineering software
  • List of mathematical software
  • List of open-source mathematics software
  • List of mechanical engineering journals
  • List of power engineering software
  • List of software for nanostructures modeling

    • 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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