SAP2000 Ultimate
Available For Use By
- Students
- Faculty
- Staff
Permitted Uses
- Research
- Classwork
- Administrative Use
Restrictions
None
Available Via
- Legacy VCL
- AVD
- Eos Labs
- Specific Teaching Lab
Where It May Be Installed
- University Owned Computers
- Virtualized environments
- Personally Owned Computers
Description
From its 3D object based graphical modeling environment to the wide variety of analysis and design options completely integrated across one powerful user interface, SAP2000 has proven to be the most integrated, productive and practical general purpose structural program on the market today.
Documentation + Support Restrictions
Product documentation is available at the SAP2000 Wiki.
Additional Usage Notes
If you have a Mac, or can’t run SAP2000 on your own computer for any reason, you can run SAP2000 via AVD (create a reservation and select the "Eos-lab" or CCEE-Software" environment).
General Notes
- As of January 2024, CSI has changed the licensing method for SAP2000 for instructional use. Previously, they offered a free "SAP2000 Student Demo" with limited functionality to institutions that purchase SAP2000 Ultimate for research purposes. This Student Demo was the version available on this page through version 23.
- Under the new licensing method, they offer the fully functional SAP2000 Ultimate for instruction, at the same cost as a research license.
- SAP2000 can be installed on NCSU-owned or student-owned computers. Licensing is now done by signing in with a CSI account.
- SAP2000 can also be accessed via VCL using either the "Eos-lab" or CCEE-Software" environments.
User Agreement
Installation instructions are here: SAP2000 Ultimate: Installation Instructions
SAP2000 Ultimate (for instructional use) is made available to you through the College of Engineering's SAP2000 Ultimate license. The NC State College of Engineering is ordering the right for you to use SAP2000 Ultimate (for instructional use) for academic-related purposes. Installation of this software on a computer owned by a business other than NC State University is strictly prohibited. You are authorized to use SAP2000 Ultimate (for instructional use) while you are enrolled in, or employed by, NC State.
Your acceptance of this agreement indicates that you understand and will comply with the requirements of the SAP2000 Ultimate license:
I will not give this download to anyone else nor install it on anyone else's computer for them.
I understand that redistribution of this software is strictly prohibited and is a violation of the terms and conditions of the license agreement and the NC State University Computing Policy.
I understand that I am licensed to use this software for academic coursework and teaching only, and will not use this software for commercial purposes.
I will discontinue use of SAP2000 Ultimate (for instructional use), and will uninstall the software, when I leave NC State.