Tag: Mathcad

Live November 7th- PTC Mathcad’s Virtual Event!

We are excited to announce that Mathcad Engage 2012, PTC Mathcad’s virtual event will be live on November 7th at 12pm EST in just 4 short days! Register now for the whole day or to see your favorite presentation topic. Here’s a list of some of the presentations you can’t miss… 12:10-12:15 “Welcome to Mathcad Engage 2012” (Presentation by Brent …

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New Numerical Functions in Mathcad Prime 3.0

In addition to the documenting features, conversion ease and performance improvements, Mathcad Prime 3.0 will introduce new numerical improvements. One interesting enhancement is the new Matrix Factorization Functions, which are an essential tool in linear algebra applications. These advances will improve direct solution of linear systems, forming matrix inverse and obtaining least square solution to over-determined systems. Historically, Mathcad offered …

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The Power of Engineering Analysis Standardization

The strategic value of standardization and process control in product development processes has long been recognized. Its initial value was documented in the production phase of product development, which was popularized by Ford’s Model T assembly line system. Six Sigma and Lean Engineering methods popularized by General Electric and Toyota saw the value of standardization and process control extended to …

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So many Creo Apps… How about Mathcad?

Guest blog by Mark Walker Director of Mathcad Product Management, PTC   I’m pleased to share that we’re working on a new architectural solution to enable direct utilization of Mathcad inside Creo models.  PTC has captured many related use cases in recent years, but we haven’t had the ideal foundational relationship between the two apps to best solve those use …

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An Inside Look at Mathcad Prime 3.0: Part 2

In my last post, I discussed some of the new features that will be available in Mathcad Prime 3.0 having to do with documentation and presentation. In this post I will be exploring some more of the new functionality of Mathcad Prime 3.0 that Mark Walker, Director of Product Management for Mathcad, shared with me. Walker explained that in addition …

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An Inside Look at Mathcad Prime 3.0: Part 1

Mathcad Prime 3.0 is planned for release in the latter half of 2013, promising stronger documentation and presentation, and delivering capabilities that will help engineering teams achieve higher efficiency through standardization and re-use.  I had the opportunity to sit down with Mark Walker, Director of Product Management, to discuss Mathcad Prime 3.0 – as well as take a look at …

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Systems Engineering with Mathcad and Integrity Integration

Highly engineered products are composed of hundreds and sometimes thousands of components that need to work together to satisfy system level objectives. In order to achieve this, engineering product teams decompose subsystem level requirements from system level objectives, and then further decompose component level requirements from those subsystem derivations.  This process is commonly called requirements flow-down. These requirements lead to …

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Mark Walker Speaks about Mathcad Prime- Present and Future!

Over the past few weeks, Terese Brooks, an intern at PTC has been writing about Mathcad’s presence at PlanetPTC Live. In “Mathcad at PlanetPTC Live” she wrote about what users and attendees could expect from Mark Walker, Director of Product Management’s presentation on Mathcad at the event. In “PlanetPTC Live: Walker’s Update on Mathcad” she highlighted Walker’s presentation. And, in “Insiders’ …

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Insiders’ Views of Mathcad at PlanetPTC Live

Mark Walker and Juan Betts, both Mathcad Product Management Directors at PTC, presented at PlanetPTC Live last week.  I interviewed both of them yesterday to find out what their experiences were like.  I quickly discovered that they learned more than they expected to at the event. “Overall it was a very valuable event with lots of participants” said Betts.  “The …

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