Tag: Mathcad

Happy 3rd Birthday to the Mathcad Blog!

On June 1st we celebrated the 3rd birthday of the Mathcad blog! I thought I would take this time highlight the five most popular blogs to date. 1. “How to Solve Systems of Equations Through Solve Blocks in Mathcad” is the most popular blog to date, accumulating over 5,500 views! This blog takes you through the steps of how to use …

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Design World Calls Mathcad Prime 2.0 “A Solid Tool for Documenting Engineering Calculations”

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On April 17th, Evan Yares, Senior Editor and Analyst of Software at Design World reviewed both Mathcad Prime 2.0 and Maple 16 in an article titled, “Math for Engineers: A Look at Mathcad Prime 2.0 and Maple 16.” In this article Yares explored how more and more frequently engineers are running into hidden errors when using spreadsheets and how important …

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Preliminary Feedback about Mathcad Prime 2.0

After speaking with Jakov Kucan about customer input and the alpha testers, I got in touch with a few of these testers to hear some of their preliminary feedback about Mathcad Prime 2.0. I heard from two Design Engineers- Gnouni Yengoian and Mike Armstrong, a Senior Technology Engineer- Bert Beirinckx, a Professor Emeritus- Clyde Metz, and a current professor- Michael …

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Customer Input and Hard Work- Building Mathcad Prime 2.0, part 1

Mathcad Prime 2.0 will be available to you in just a few short weeks. I thought it might be interesting to explore the story behind this particular version of Mathcad and find out what users can expect. So, I took the time to sit down with Jakov Kucan, Mathcad’s Director of Software Development, to discuss these particular topics. When I …

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Spread the Love with Mathcad Prime 2.0

Today is Valentine’s Day in the United States, an annual holiday on February 14th that celebrates love. Although historically none of the saints associated with this holiday have any romantic connection, today it has been reported that Americans typically buy 180 million roses, 36 million boxes of candy, and spend $14 billion on gifts. Clearly we are a little obsessed …

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Mathcad Prime 2.0’s Excel Component Continued — Application and Advantages

In the last post you were introduced to Mathcad Prime 2.0’s new Excel component. I explained this exciting improvement, how the Excel component works, and how it maps into the rest of Mathcad. Specifically we highlighted how much easier it is to use within Mathcad Prime 2.0 because of the User Interface and Task Ribbon and the multiple ways you …

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Using the Improved and Easy-to-Use Excel Component in Mathcad Prime 2.0

Excel component in Mathcad Prime 2.0

Once again, PTC’s Mathcad software is approaching a very exciting time, with the much anticipated launch of Mathcad Prime 2.0. Mathcad is already the industry standard software for solving, documenting, sharing, and reusing vital engineering calculations, but now we are pleased to say that we have reached a new level, by combining the clean and easy to use interface and …

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