Engineers have a mountain of applications to choose from when it comes to design, calculations, and simulations on mobile devices. Though the desktop system have obvious advantages, mobile is just that: mobile.

As more engineers are engaged in the field, we asked which applications are best suited for engineering tasks on the average mobile device, such as an Android-based smartphone.

This slideshow lays out just a handful of the more popular apps on the market for engineers. Some apps are standalone while others are used with larger software suites from companies such as SolidWorks or Autodesk.

To read more of this external content and and view the 10 apps Cabe Atwell has found – and to leave a comment – go to “A mobile engineering app slide show.”