Re: Licensed Software
URL: https://www.mech.hku.hk/igsoftware
The following table provides a list of licensed software accessible in the Department. Most of them can be installed in department-owned PC upon approval. To request for software installation, please visit MUMS (https://nas2.mech.hku.hk) and select “Apply for Software” to fill in the e-form. Our staff will contact you accordingly.
Please see the centrally provided software in this link https://its.hku.hk/services/software-download-pc/software-download/.
Should you have any questions regarding the software, please contact Ms. Samantha Tsang (tsangs@hku.hk) or Dr. Scott Chan (mechanwk@hku.hk).
| Software | Version / Year | Function | No. of License/License type (server name, if any) | License / Installation info. | Training Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abaqus | 2023 | Finite element analysis | Network (ITS server) | ITS / Subscription; HKU staff/students, please see here. | Features Demo on YouTube |
| AutoCAD | 2024 | CAD | Education Multi-seat Stand-alone license | Student can register in AutoDesk webpage to download and install their own education license. | |
| ANSYS Academic Research Mech/CFD | v2025 R1 | Finite element analysis on Mechanical & CFD | 5 license / Network (mecloud2) | Department / Perpetual; Students can download Ansys Student. | Tutorials & Training Materials |
| ANSYS Academic Teaching CFD | v2025 R1 | Finite element analysis on Mechanical & CFD | 50 license / Network (mecloud2) | Department / Perpetual; Students can download Ansys Student. | Tutorials & Training Materials |
| COMSOL | 6.2 | Multiphysics/ CFD/ Structural Mech./ Livelink for MATLAB/ Microfluidics/ Particle Tracing/ Acoustics in 30 CKL licenses (with additional AC/DC/ Heat Transfer/ MEMS/ Model Manager/ Nonlinear Structural Mech./ Ray Optics in 1 FNL license) | 30 CKL + 1 FNL licenses / Network (mecloud2) | Department / Subscription | Learning Center |
| Labview | 2020 | Signal acquisition, generation & control engineering | 250 licenses / Activate by internet | Department / Permanent | |
| Maple | 2024 | Symbolic computation | 15 / Network (mecloud2) | Department / Permanent | |
| MatLab | 2024 | Numerical computation, control engineering. | Site license | University / Subscription; For HKU staff/students, please see here. | |
| Mathtype | 7.8 | Equation editor | Site license | Department / Subscription | |
| Origin(Pro) | 2024 | Data visualization | 10 / Network (mecloud2) | Department / Permanent; Student can download the Student Version. | |
| Overleaf | 2024 | Scientific and technical writing | 10 / Single license | Department / Subscription | |
| SolidWorks | 2024 | CAD | 200 / Network (faculty server) | Faculty / Subscription (See Remarks (**) below) | |
| SPSS | 23/2017 | Statistic computation software | 3 / Single End, Three license keys | Department / Permanent; For HKU staff/students, please see here. | |
| Strand 7 | 2.4.6/2017 | Finite element analysis | Site license | Faculty / Subscription | |
| TecPlot | 2023 | Data visualization | 5 / Network (mecloud2) | Department / Permanent | |
| AOMEI Backupper Technician & AOMEI Partition Assistant | 2022 / v9.6 | OS backup/migration/clone/fast restore, Resize/move/merge/backup partition clone | unlimited | For PCs of equipment, academic staff, tech staff, admin staff only |
Remarks (**): Students in MECH2404, MECH4412, MECH4407, MECH3427, MECH4427 should contact Mr. Shing Ng or Dr. CK Chan for the SolidWorks license.
You may like to note the following freeware or online software which can be found by web searching:
ERASER: a more secure way of removing data from hard disk: http://eraser.heidi.ie/
Scilab: numerical computational package and a high-level numerically orientated programming language.
LyX: freeware and word processor for writing scientific papers
ParaView: freeware for data visualization
7zip: free packing / unpacking: 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP and WIM
Last Updated: Apr 2025