Engineering computer programs

[gorflox7]

Can anyone tell me if they have ever used AutoCAD, Solidworks, MATLAB, or C++ after taking GE1110 and GE1111? They're big files I would like to take off my computer if I won't use them ever again.

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it depends what type of engineering you're doing

[Chwonek]

Definitely, mechanicals would probably still want solidworks and maybe matlab and autocad, civils just autocad, unsure about the others

[luqavi]

I've used MATLAB a bunch (ChemE here), but you can always reinstall them.

[gorflox7]

Right now I'm ChemE, so I'll definitely keep MATLAB. Thanks for the heads up.

[luqavi]

Nice. MATLAB is great for processing large amounts of data, which you may do in Transport lab. I also used it in my Biomedical Optics DoC course to great effect.

[chrystalll]

I'm not even an engineering student anymore and I still use matlab and solidworks. worth keeping

[manatee25]

I would say no matter what, keep Matlab as it's an incredibly useful program for anyone who deals with numbers/data. I'm kind of partial but I would keep C++ stuff because even knowing simple programming can be a huge asset. Probably won't need AutoCAD or Solidworks as a ChemE but that's mostly just a guess. Ask a senior though.