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Mathcad Virtual Event: Meet the Training Experts
If you are planning to attend Mathcad Engage 2012 , PTC Mathcad’s Virtual Event on November 7th, you should definitely make sure to swing by the PTC University booth to check in on the latest news around Mathcad Training. Learn today who you will meet at the booth! November is just around the corner and we are getting more and …
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Tagged feedback, Mathcad Engage 2012, PTC University, training, virtual event
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Got Questions about Mathcad Training?
We are fast approaching November and you have probably long been registered for Mathcad Engage 2012, this year’s Mathcad Virtual Event to be held on November 7th. The PTC University team will also be staffing a booth at the event to answer any questions you might have related to Mathcad training. What are the typical questions our users have around …
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Tagged LearningConnector, LearningExchange, Mathcad Engage 2012, PTC University, training, virtual event
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Mastering your Mathcad
Mathcad has always been praised for being an easy-to-use and intuitive engineering calculation tool. Since the release of Mathcad Prime 1.0, the product has undergone a makeover, and the new, fresh user interface was a large part of that. Now, with Mathcad Prime 2.0 having just hit the market, the product has hit its stride. Many users have already upgraded …
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Tagged LearningConnector, Mathcad Prime 2.0, PTC University, training, UI
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Free Training Videos for Mathcad Prime 2.0
Just in time for the release of Mathcad Prime 2.0, PTC University has published a couple of free video tutorials highlighting some of the key enhancements in Mathcad Prime 2.0: The Excel Component, 3D Plotting, Symbolics and Collapsible Areas. These new tutorials are accessible freely via the Mathcad section on PTC University’s LearningExchange. 3D Plotting: Users often need to get …
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Tagged LearningExchange, Mathcad Prime 2.0, PTC University, training, tutorials
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Meet the Mathcad Users: Tom Marshall, USA
We had recently introduced a new promotion where we ask our Mathcad users who are on Twitter, to spread the link of the Mathcad Prime 1.0 tryout by re-tweeting a short message . In turn, we add everyone who participates in this initiative, to a designated Twitter list. Once on the list, they automatically take part in a monthly prize …
Mathcad Is My Job: Dirk Jordan, Application Engineer, Germany
It’s August and a lot of my colleagues here at PTC – especially those from Europe – are on vacation. While I was looking to talk to some of members of the Mathcad team to get a few answers to questions that had come up, I had two options: either be patient or find someone else to talk to. This …
Calculating the Thickness of a Steel Pole – So Easy With Mathcad!
Today, I ran into this forum discussion where a student asked for help doing a calculation. The task was to calculate how thick a steel pole would need to be to hold a hanging object with a defined weight: “… If I have a solid steel pole with a length of 50 cm, hang this from a roof, and want …
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Tagged 2D diagram, beam calculation, download, equations, Excel, standard math notation, structural engineering, units, worksheet
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Mathcad A-Z: L is for Labels
Labels what you might ask? Labels are a new feature in Mathcad Prime 1.0 that allow you to assign different meanings to the same character. A label is a way of designating a math type such as variables, constants and units. A label allows you to format all units, say to a certain look. We developed labels because sometimes you …
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Tagged constants, Mathcad Prime 1.0, units, variables, worksheet
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Real-time Computation and Interactivity Is Gaining Ground as a Key for a Successful Calculation Strategy
Recently, Wolfram released their Computational Document Format (CDF). According to Wolfram: The idea is to provide a knowledge container that’s as easy to author as documents, but with the interactivity of apps—for CDFs to make live interactivity as everyday a way to communicate as spreadsheets made charts. The Mathcad folks here at PTC couldn’t agree more. We’ve long known that …
