Open Resources
On this page you will find free engineering resources like software available for download or free CAD (computer-aided design) files available for download
Image Info: Screenshot of a CAD file of a hydraulic compressor motor from the site grabcad (see below for link). 3D files are especially useful.
Open Engineering Software
- Arduino Software DownloadAn open-source electronic prototyping platform enabling users to create interactive electronic objects.
- SciPyopen-source software for mathematics, science, and engineering
Software Available to UConn Students
- UConn Student SoftwareAccess software like Solidworks, SAS, Schrödinger, Maple, Mathematica, Matlab, and more
Free CAD Resources
CAD, stands for computer-aided design or computer-aided drafting. These resources are especially useful for mechanical engineers who can look-up diagrams of parts and designs.
- Grab CADFree computer aided design/ drawing database for many types of software.
- McMaster CarrFree CAD files available
- 3D Content CentralFree 3D and 2D CAD files. Works with Solidworks.
- TracepartsCAD database; Free downloads of 3D CAD models
Open Education Resource (OER) Textbooks in Engineering Fields
- OER Engineering TextbooksA list of Open Education Resource engineering textbooks on many topics listed by the Open Textbook Library
- Open Access Engineering TextbooksA great resource maintained and regularly updated by the ASEE Engineering Libraries Division. Textbooks are listed by engineering subdiscipline
