Free Software

 

Important Notes

The University does not provide technical support for the installation or use of any these applications on personal devices.
Please contact the relevant application developer for support on personal devices.
You do not need to download any of the software packages below!
The SSTaRS PC labs are accessible off-campus – please see https://wsu.service-now.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0019290 for connection details.
If any of the links below do not work, please mail itservicedesk@westernsydney.edu.au
 

Index


Abaqus

SSTaRS PC Lab Version: Abaqus 2023
Download: Abaqus Student Edition


Adobe Creative Cloud

SSTaRS PC Lab Version: Adobe Creative Cloud 2024
Download: Adobe Creative Campus


Altium Designer

SSTaRS PC Lab Version: 23.2.1
Download: Altium Student Lab


Ansys

SSTaRS PC Lab Version: 2023 R2
Download: Ansys Student Edition
Note: Click on Ansys Student then Prior Releases then download Ansys Student 2022 R1


Archicad

SSTaRS PC Lab Version: Archicad 25
Download: Archicad Educational Software Program


Autodesk

SSTaRS PC Lab Versions:
  • AutoDesk AutoCAD – 2025
  • AutoDesk Fusion 360 – 2390.2.1.0
  • AutoDesk Infraworks – 2023
  • AutoDesk Maya – 2025
  • AutoDesk Navisworks Manage – 2024
  • AutoDesk NetFabb – 2021.2
  • AutoDesk Revit – 2025
    • Download: Autodesk Education Community Page


    Bentley

    SSTaRS PC Lab Versions:
  • Bentley Connection Client – 23.00.00.10
  • Bentley Microstation – 23.00.01.44
  • Bentley Microstran – 10.02.01.002
  • Bentley OpenRoads – 23.00.00.129>/li>
    • Download: https://education.bentley.com/
    Note: Click on Log In to register for an education account with Bentley.


    Bloodshed Dev-C++

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: Dev-C++ 5.11 (GCC 4.9.9.2)
    Download: orwelldevcpp @ Sourceforge


    Circly

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: Circly 7
    Download: Circly 7 Student Version (limited features)


    EndNote

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: EndNote 20
    Download: Endnote


    GeoStudio

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: GeoStudio 2023 (23.1.2.11)
    Download: Student Edition

    Hadoop

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: N/A
    Download:
    SStaRS Hadoop VM Download Instructions
    SStaRS created Hadoop Virtual Machine Part 1 of 4
    SStaRS created Hadoop Virtual Machine Part 2 of 4
    SStaRS created Hadoop Virtual Machine Part 3 of 4
    SStaRS created Hadoop Virtual Machine Part 4 of 4
    Note: Made available for students studying CDMS’ “Big Data” subjects. Please see your lecturer’s learning guide for installation instructions.


    Justinmind

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: Justinmind 10.1.4
    Download: Justinmind
    Note: Western Sydney University’s educational license for Justinmind has been donated by Justinmind.


    Mathematica

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: Not Installed
    Download: Wolfram’s Western Sydney University Portal


    MatLab

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: MatLab 2023B
    Download: MathWorks’ Western Sydney University MatLab Portal
    Note:
  • It is strongly recommended that you read the Western Sydney University “How to install MatLab…” guide
  • MatLab is also available online – You will need to create a MathWorks account using your student email address to use this


    • MDesign

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: Not installed
    Download: MDesign download instructions


    Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching

    SSTaRS PC Lab Versions:
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Community – 17.8.3
    • Download: Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching
    Note: Sign in using your Western Sydney University email address (e.g. studentid@student.westernsydney.edu.au or staffid@westernsydney.edu.au)


    MultiSim

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: Multisim 14.3
    Download: Multisim Academic Downloads
    Note: To install, you will need the MultiSim Student License Key. Please see your subject’s vUWS page to get this key.


    RoboDK

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: RoboDK 5.6.7
    Download: RoboDK Downloads
    Note: Western Sydney University’s educational license for RoboDK has been kindly provided by RoboDK for units requiring simulation software, robot programming and CAD/CAM for industrial robots.

    SolidCAM

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: SolidCam 2023
    Download: SolidCam (student Edition)


    SolidWorks

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: SoldWorks 2023-2024
    Download: Please see your subject’s vUWS page for SolidWorks download instructions


    Tableau

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: Tableau 2023.3
    Download: Tableau Student Version


    Unity

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: Not Installed
    Download: Unity Student Version


    VMWare

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: VMWare Horizon Client – 2312.1
    Download: https://customerconnect.omnissa.com/downloads/info/slug/desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_horizon_clients/horizon_8
    VMWare Academy (software downloads and courses): Instructions


    Wolfram

    SSTaRS PC Lab Version: Not used in SSTaRS PC labs
    Download: https://wolfram.com/siteinfo
    Note: Wolfram products include Mathematica and Wolfram | Alpha Pro