Software/Programs for Engineering?

[Prophet_M]

 hey, everyone, quick question and discussion. I am a computer engineering student at the University of Memphis, I start my actual engineering classes next semester and I was wondering what kind of software I will be using. Currently I have a 2016 MacBook(yes the core m3) for school and I've had it for a week. I love it and it runs Xcode fine, but a problem is that I don't know what programs for the hardware side of engineering I will be using(if any) and I'm scared that this wont be powerful enough to work those programs, which again it runs Xcode just fine. If any of y'all know please help me out and tell me what kind of programs/software ill be using for the hardware engineering side of the major.

 

Thanks!

[SLAYR]

Matlab, Solidworks, Pspice/LTspice, it depends on the particular field of engineering, but matlab is a big one for most.

[Bananasplit_00]

you might be doing CAD work which can be demanding once you get up to lots and lots of polygons and objects but low spec will mainly mean horrible render times for that

[Prophet_M]

1 minute ago, SLAYR said:

Matlab, Solidworks, Pspice/LTspice, it depends on the particular field of engineering, but matlab is a big one for most.

do you think the MacBook m3 will run it?

 

[SLAYR]

3 minutes ago, Prophet_M said:

do you think the MacBook m3 will run it?

 

For basic tasks, and simulations it should be fine, if you start getting into extremely big programs in MatLab, or some really big rendering in Solidworks it might be a little slow, but it should be able to manage them.

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

1 minute ago, Prophet_M said:

do you think the MacBook m3 will run it?

 

yes. RAM meets min spec. Processor will work hard so battery life wont be great but it should work

https://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/current_release/index.html?sec=mac&s_tid=gn_loc_drop

http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html

 

[Prophet_M]

Just now, SCHISCHKA said:

yes. RAM meets min spec. Processor will work hard so battery life wont be great but it should work

https://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/current_release/index.html?sec=mac&s_tid=gn_loc_drop

http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/SystemRequirements.html

 

couldn't I just buy some big power bank that could charge the laptop or just constantly have it on the charger while running the software? 

[fjdhdhcyfhf]

1 minute ago, Prophet_M said:

couldn't I just buy some big power bank that could charge the laptop or just constantly have it on the charger while running the software? 

yes

[Prophet_M]

1 minute ago, SCHISCHKA said:

yes

 

6 minutes ago, SLAYR said:

For basic tasks, and simulations it should be fine, if you start getting into extremely big programs in MatLab, or some really big rendering in Solidworks it might be a little slow, but it should be able to manage them.

well I think I have my answers! thanks y'all

[AlTech]

Just now, Prophet_M said:

 hey, everyone, quick question and discussion. I am a computer engineering student at the University of Memphis, I start my actual engineering classes next semester and I was wondering what kind of software I will be using. Currently I have a 2016 MacBook(yes the core m3) for school and I've had it for a week. I love it and it runs Xcode fine, but a problem is that I don't know what programs for the hardware side of engineering I will be using(if any) and I'm scared that this wont be powerful enough to work those programs, which again it runs Xcode just fine. If any of y'all know please help me out and tell me what kind of programs/software ill be using for the hardware engineering side of the major.

 

Thanks!

A dual Core i7 laptop would struggle with CAD....... Your core m3 MacBook will be hopelessly obliterated.