The University of St. Thomas

Engineering Labs

UST Engineering Labs

OSS LL10 Computer classroom picture

CAD/CAM Computer Classroom (LL10 shown to right)

All of the department's labs contain computers. Some are in classrooms while others are in working labs with data gathering tools. Several PCs control equipment such as CNC mills and lathes, a Lasag laser, a MTS tensile test machine, and a computerized optical measurement device. Currently, LL10 (shown to right) is equipped with 3.0 G Hz Dell PCs running Windows XP Pro X64 (64 bit) installed summer 2006. LL10 and another computer lab (LL06) is available for student use 24x7 via card access whenever classes are not using the room.

2007-2008 Engineering Software

The following list is dynamic and subject to change.  One of a kind software is generally not shown. The software listed below is generally available on the majority of the PCs in the engineering labs so you do not have to go searching for it. Software is generally updated either during the summer or over winter break.  

  • ANSYS 11.0, ANSYS Workbench 111.0 and CFX 11.0 used for Finite Element Analysis (updated 7/2007). 
  • SolidWorks 2007 Education Edition (updated 7/2007) Updated annually.
    Add-ins available:
    • PhotoWorks - create photo-realistic images of SolidWorks models
    • SolidWorks Toolbox - a library of standard parts
    • SolidWorks Animator - create movies (AVI) from SolidWorks parts and assemblies
    • COSMOSMotion - kinematics and motion analysis
  • Mathematica 6.0
  • MATLAB R2007a Toolboxes available:
    • Simulink - an interactive tool for modeling, simulating, and analyzing dynamic, multidomain systems
    • Partial Differential Equation Toolbox - tools for the study and solution of partial differential equations
    • Control System Toolbox - a collection of functions for the modeling, analysis, and design of automatic control systems.
  • MiniTab 15
  • Stat-Ease Design Expert 6.0.10 (DOE software)
  • Gibbs CAM (updated 3/2007) and FeatureCAM 2006 (updated 4/2006). 
    Provide CNC programming for for Haas Mill and Lathe
  • Rockwell ARENA 8.0.1 (event modeling software)
  • VISIO Pro 2003(Part of Microsoft Office)
  • Java (supporting QMCS 230):
    • J2SDK1.6 (updated 7/2007)
  • TextPad 4.62 
  • Little Computer 3 (LC3) - computer processor simulation
  • MultiSim 10.0.1 (updated 7/2007).
  • Lattice Starter 4.1 (updated 8/2005)
  • Xilinx 9.1i ISE and EDK (updated 7/2007)
  • National Instruments Labview 8.2 with toolboxes:
    • Digital Filter Design
    • Control Design and System ID
  • Agilent Data Logger
  • ZEMAX Optical Design Software

Productivity Software

  • Microsoft Office XP or 2003
    • Word
    • Excel
    • PowerPoint
    • Access

  • Web Development
    • Microsoft Front Page XP or 2003
  • Project Management
    • Microsoft Project XP or 2003
  • Electronic Mail
    • Outlook Express and Outlook Web Acess (OWA) 

Operating Systems

  • Windows XP (with SP2 standard as of 1/2005)
  • Redhat Linux 8 (in selected EE labs)

Internet Browsers and Other Tools

  • Internet Explorer 6 or 7
  • Firefox  (on request)
  • WS_FTPLe (FTP client)
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader or 8.0 
  • Winzip 8.1
  • Sophos Antivirus
  • Real Player / Windows Media Player