Software for students

A suite of productivity applications designed for document creation, data analysis, presentations, and communication. Core apps include Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

Available for: Managed Desktop / Personal Devices

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Students are issued with a Full licence of Adobe Creative Cloud (photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and others) for installing to personal devices.

Available for: Managed Desktop / Personal Devices

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Available for: Web based
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Students have access to Google's Suite of applications including Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Sites and Gemini (Ai)

Available for: Web Based
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3D computer graphics software suite that supports the entire 3D pipeline, including modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, and video editing.

Available for: Managed Desktop / Personal Devices

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3D modeling application used for creating, viewing, and modifying 2D and 3D designs, ranging from architectural, interior design, and landscaping projects to furniture design and 3D printing. 

Available for: Managed Desktop

A SketchUp plugin that acts as a 3D modeling interface for the detailed Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) software, allowing architects and designers to quickly visualize, analyze, and optimize building energy performance within their 3D model for energy-efficient Passive House design. It simplifies data input, provides immediate feedback on heat loss, and streamlines the iterative design process, making it easier to meet rigorous energy standards. 

Available for: Only installed to Media Unit PCs on Floor 15 Arts Tower

A real-time rendering and virtual reality plugin for architectural design software like Revit, SketchUp, and Rhino, which allows users to create high-quality visualizations from their 3D models with a single click.

Available for: Managed Desktop

A cloud-based 3D design, engineering, and manufacturing software that integrates CAD, CAM, CAE, and PCB design into one platform. Developed by Autodesk, it allows users to go from initial design to fabrication, incorporating tools for modeling, simulation, collaboration, and electronics design.

Available for: Managed Desktop / Personal Devices

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ArcGIS allows users to create, manage, analyze, map, and share geographic data. It is software that provides tools for visualizing and interpreting location-based information for a wide range of applications.

Available for: Managed Desktop / Personal Devices

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Computer-aided design (CAD) software developed by Autodesk allows users to create precise 2D and 3D technical drawings and models

Available for: Managed Desktop / Personal Devices

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Plan, design, construct, and manage buildings with powerful tools for Building Information Modeling.

Available for: Managed Desktop / Personal Devices

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Software used to analyze the performance of new and existing buildings throughout their lifecycle. Simulates energy use and carbon emissions.

Performs thermal modeling and daylighting analysis, evaluates HVAC system performance and indoor air quality.

Helps with compliance for building codes and sustainability standards like LEED

Available for: Managed Desktop

Ladybug performs detailed analysis of climate data to produce customized, interactive visualizations for environmentally-informed design.

Available for: Managed Desktop (installed as part of Rhino) / Personal Devices

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Free, open-source Grasshopper plugin that links Rhino geometry to simulation engines like EnergyPlus and Radiance for daylight, energy, and thermal performance analysis.

Available for: Managed Desktop (installed as part of Rhino) / Personal Devices

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Kangaroo Physics for Rhino is a live physics engine plugin for Rhino's Grasshopper 3D modeling environment that allows users to simulate physical behaviors and solve for optimal forms. It is used for tasks like form-finding, interactive simulations, and constraint-solving, where objects move and deform according to applied physical forces until they reach a state of equilibrium or "balance". 

Available for: Managed Desktop (installed as part of Rhino) / Personal Devices

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A plugin for Rhino and Grasshopper that allows users to perform complex topological operations on meshes. It includes tools for subdividing, smoothing, transforming, and preparing meshes for digital fabrication by applying subdivision and transformation algorithms. This makes it a powerful tool for designers to create and refine complex, organic, and smooth 3D geometries. 

Available for: Managed Desktop (installed as part of Rhino) / Personal Devices

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A popular add-on (plugin) for the visual programming environment Grasshopper. Grasshopper runs within the 3D modeling software Rhinoceros (Rhino). The Heteroptera add-on provides various tools, primarily for uncertainty, generation, mathematics, and data manipulation in parametric design and architecture.

Available for: Managed Desktop (installed as part of Rhino) / Personal Devices

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A plug-in for Rhino 3D that allows designers to create and rationalize paneling systems, which are repeated patterns on surfaces or grids of points. It is used to create 2D and 3D paneling solutions for fabrication and is widely used by architects and designers.

Available for: Managed Desktop (installed as part of Rhino) / Personal Devices

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Lunchbox for Rhino is a popular plug-in for the Grasshopper visual programming tool that adds new components for computational design, such as paneling, structure, mathematical shapes, and machine learning. It helps architects and designers automate geometry generation, manage data, and create complex structures like adaptive facades and grids more efficiently. 

Available for: Managed Desktop (installed as part of Rhino) / Personal Devices

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Anemone for Rhino is a plug-in for the Grasshopper parametric modeling tool that allows users to create loops and recursive functions within their scripts. This functionality enables complex iterative processes, such as generating repeating patterns or complex geometric forms by defining a process and then having the program repeat it a specified number of times. 

Available for: Managed Desktop (installed as part of Rhino) / Personal Devices

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