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ASPEN Engineering Suite

aspenONE Engineering is a market leading suite of products focused on process engineering and optimization.  Process modeling analysis and design tools are integrated and accessible through process simulators Aspen HYSYS® and Aspen Plus®. Optimize process designs for energy use, capital and operating costs, and product yield through the use of activated energy, economics, and equipment design during the modeling process.

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  1. Download Engineering Suite installers on the left.
  2. Open the downloaded folder and double-click the Setup application to begin. An aspenONE Installer should open.
  3. Click aspenONE Engineering V15. It may prompt for pre-requisites. If so, click Okay                                                                                                                                  
  4.  Click Install aspenONE products.

  5. Accept the terms of the license agreement. Click Next.
  6. You may be sent to the Prerequisites step that requires you to complete required actions before install at any point in this process. If not, continue.
  7. Check the aspenONE Products you wish to install. Process modeling is all that is needed for coursework. Only select other packages if you explicitly need them./cheme/computing/software/aspen-check-update.png
  8. Click the File Location tab and verify or change the location. Click Next.
  9. On the Specify Licensing & Security window enter licensing.cheme.cmu.edu in the License Server field, then click Add server. Click Next.
  10. If your version required SQL Server, you will see the following. Make sure the correct instance is selected, then Click Next
  11. Click Install Now.  The installer may take several minutes to complete.
  12. Click Finish once complete. Click Close.
  1. Install VMWare Fusion or Workstation  You may need to make an account with your AndrewID
  2. Download the folder that matches your mac's processor type, ie ARM or Intel.
    1. For an Intel Chip, click
    2. For an M Chip, click
  3.  Unzip the file
  4. Open Fusion
  5.  In the upper left corner, click Open. Click on the folder you downloaded and unzipped.
    1. If it does not open correctly, then try the Scan for Virtual Machines option. You will need to point it towards the unzipped folder.
  6. Read the READ ME.txt file inside of the unzipped folder. It contains all the information you will need to log into the virtual machine.
  7. Power on the Virtual Machine and you will be able to access Aspen. It is already downloaded on the device for you.

Engineering Suite

Download AspenOne 14.2 Engineering Suite installer

It is a large file, so it can take up to 20 minutes to download.

You may also need to install .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. Click

Optional Upgrade

Download the AspenOne V15 Engineering Suite installer

Other Aspen Products

Download AspenOne 15 MVA Products installer

Using ASPEN Off-Campus

In order to use Aspen from off-campus you must be connected to the CMU VPN:  

Licensing Issues:

Click here to configure your license.