LTU ALERT:
For Thursday 02/06/25, the campus will be closed until 12 noon today due to the severe weather. All classes scheduled after 12 noon will take place as scheduled. Students should check Canvas for details on classes.
For Thursday 02/06/25, the campus will be closed until 12 noon today due to the severe weather. All classes scheduled after 12 noon will take place as scheduled. Students should check Canvas for details on classes.
The software titles listed on this page are currently available for installation on personal individual computer systems (primarily Windows PCs). Licensing and installation requirements differ for each software title.
Please select the software title you are interested in for more details.
Trouble logging in?
Contact the Help Desk at 248.204.2330.
Trouble using the databases?
Contact the Library at 248.204.3000 or library@ltu.edu.
The Abaqus student edition is available to Lawrence Tech students and faculty free of charge.
For program details visit 3ds.com.
Adobe is available to current Students, Faculty, and Staff based on need. Please email the Help Desk at helpdesk@ltu.edu for assistance.
Ansys now offers a free student version.
Due to conflicts, Ansys cannot be installed if you already have the network version installed.
To register and download the software click here.
Autodesk software is available to Lawrence Tech students and faculty through the Autodesk Education Community. Full software versions such as Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, and AutoCAD can be downloaded following free registration and account activation.
To download Autodesk software:
After your account is activated, you may download the Autodesk software.
PLEASE NOTE: You must be an actively enrolled student to participate in the Education Community. Membership privileges expire if a student is not currently registered for classes. Privileges also expire following graduation from Lawrence Tech.
Autodesk software can only be installed on a single computer per user.
Students can download Labview at no cost! Please follow the directions at ni.com.
The license is good for 6 months and can be renewed.
Available to LTU Students, Faculty and Staff from the Help Desk.
Only one installation of MapleSoft per user is allowed. Users may use the software during the license period which is typically one year from July 1 – June 30. Should the Lawrence Tech license agreement expire, users are required to remove all MapleSoft software from their computer. Students must remove all MapleSoft software from their computer when they leave Lawrence Tech.
Users may come to the Help Desk for assistance in installing this software on their personal laptops or contact us at helpdesk@ltu.edu
Microsoft Office is currently not available to purchase. However, Microsoft allows access to Office online for FREE to anyone using a PERSONAL email address.
Go to Office.com
Sign in with your personal (NOT ltu.edu) email account
You can then use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and some other online apps.
Free and discounted downloads for LTU students only.
Please follow the directions below:
Navigate to ltu.onthehub.com
Click Sign in the upper right corner, then click on Register.
Enter your LTU webmail address. Click Continue.
Fill out the account registration page. Click Register.
Access your LTU email, open the email titled, “Email address confirmation.” Click on the link in the email to verify your address.
You may now download Windows 10 from this site.
Available to LTU Students, Faculty and Staff from the Help Desk
Minitab accounts are created upon request. Please contact the Help Desk at helpdesk@ltu.edu to request an account. After an account has been created, you can download Minitab.
Available for personal or LTU laptops for all registered Students, Faculty and Staff.
To download MATLAB please click here.
Mendix is now free. Mendix is the fastest and easiest application platform used by businesses to create and continuously improve mobile and web apps at scale.
To download the Mendix please click here.
Tableau is now free. Tableau can help anyone see and understand their data. Connect to almost any database, drag and drop to create visualizations, and share with a click.
To download the Tableau please click here.
Available to LTU students, faculty and staff from the Help Desk.
These licenses are for personal computers only, it may not be used for labs or team competition.
Students and Faculty need to create an account in My SOLIDWORKS
For Training videos, students and Faculty can go to Student License and Videos.
Please email the Help Desk at helpdesk@ltu.edu to obtain the Serial Number.
If, for any reason, a problem occurs with this software installation, please send an email with screen shots of the error to studentsupport@Solidworks.com.
SQL Server Developer Edition is now free.
Microsoft has made all versions of SQL Server Developer Edition available for free.
To download the SQL Server Developer Edition please click here.
Depending on what you need to do with a PDF document, LTU has multiple tools available.
Adobe Acrobat Reader- This application should already be installed on your LTU computer. If it is not, you can contact the Help Desk for assistance with installation. You can use this program for the following functions:
Microsoft Word- This application is part of the Microsoft Office suite and is already installed on all LTU computers. While Word is generally used for editing .doc and .docx files, it can also be used to convert PDF’s to those files types, edit them, and save them back into the PDF format if needed. You can use this program for the following functions:
Google Docs- This application is part of Google Drive and has similar functionality to Microsoft Word, and is available online to anybody with an active LTU Google account. You can use this program for the following functions:
Firefox / Google Chrome – These browsers have some limited PDF editing capabilities, and are already installed on all LTU computers. You can use these programs for the following functions:
Adobe Acrobat Pro – Paid Adobe licenses are available to current Students, Faculty, and Staff only. These licenses are limited, and are only provided on a case-by-case basis to serve specific job functions.
Adobe’s full paid version of Acrobat should only be needed for creating fillable forms, and splitting and merging PDF’s without converting to other formats (such as Word and Google Docs formats). If your job requires the ability to create fillable PDF forms, you can reach out to the Help Desk to request access to a paid Adobe license, and your request will be reviewed.
Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom
From Computer
Log in and start your Zoom session with participants
From Phone
To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera