Aladdin is a computational toolkit for the interactive matrix and finite element analysis of large engineering structures, particularly building and highway bridge structures. Aladdin views finite element computations as a specialized form of matrix computations, matrices as rectangular arrays of physical quantities, and numbers as dimensionless physical quantities.

Aladdin Version 1.0 provides engineers with:
Mechanisms to define physical quantities with units, and matrices of physical quantities.
Facilities for physical quantity and matrix arithmetic.
A SI and US units package. Conversion of units may be applied to physical quantity constants, physical quantity variables, and matrices of physical quantities.
A matrix package. Its capabilities include matrix arithmetic, solution of linear matrix equations, and the general symmetric eigenvalue problem.
Programming constructs to control the solution procedure (i.e., branching and looping) in matrix and finite element problems.
A finite element mesh generation package. Two- and three-dimensional finite element meshes can be created.
A library of finite elements. Currently, the finite element library includes elements for plane stress/plane strain analysis, two-dimensional beam/column analysis, three-dimensional truss analysis, DKQ plate analysis, and a variety of shell finite elements.