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PTC Education Forum

installation license problem: invalid file or format

I’m trying to install Creo Parametric with a student license, but while the code I was given generates a Success, the installation tool doesn’t recognize the license created and gives the error “invalid file or format”. I checked the .dat file create

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ME_144807473-Newcomer

Mathcad Installation

licensing not working

Hello Ladies and Getelman, I am a student of the TU-Wien in engenering. I really like the Cad lessons and have great fun creating parts and assemplys with Creo butrecently my licensestoped working. I tryed activating it again with the installation gu

CJR4-Participant

Old versions and licencing

I am a long time user of pre-Prime MathCad and have until recently been using MathCad14. I had a quick test drive of Prime when it was first launched and hated it. For reasons beyond my control, I have had to do a fresh re-installation of Windows 11

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Mathcad

Aligning regions in Mathcad Prime 9

Hello,  Moving to Mathcad Prime 9 from V15, and noticed there are no rules or guidelines to align the different regions of the document. Any suggestions/tips/tricks to align the regions other by eyeballing them?

LF_30479581-Visitor

Align regions in Prime 7 (vertically and horizontally)

Snapping to the grid is not a good alternative to being able to align a group of regions.  It was very easy in Mathcad 15.  

AndrewPower1-Visitor

Aligning Regions Vertically in Prime

I am trying Prrime for the first time today. How do you align regions vertically? I know how to do it in M15, but I can not figure out how to do it in Prime. I also can not find in the help guide.Thanks Andrew

DC_1191676613-Aquamarine

PTC Education Forum

Solving vector-type equations

Have a good day, community. I have a problem with solving a vector-type equation. The issue is that the solution only returns the last result, ignoring the previous calculations. Could someone please help me? I’m uploading the file in Mathcad Prime V

Labbe4-Participant

file conversion .xmcd to .mcdx(Prime 3.1)

Hi, I recently changed the motherboard on my PC, and my Mathcad15 licence is no longer valid. Impossible to tranfer it to a new host ID, PTC does not recognise it. I have Mathcad prime 3.1 licence, working well, but the converter from .xmcd to mcdx d

DC_145804173-Newcomer

Arbortext

Text to appear to left of ordered list

For specific sections of my document, I need to text to appear to the left of an external list for certain list items. I have created a variablelist, but it doesn’t appear to be working. I have used Arbortext for many years, but this is my first att

Jaime_LeeCommunity Manager

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Update: The PTC Community is open for engagement. We are temporarily operating on a pre-moderation mode: the Community team is reviewing your posts before publication while we are finalizing the platform for regular usage. The idea portal is now

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GD_145786303-Newcomer

PTC Education Forum

installation license problem: invalid file or format

I’m trying to install Creo Parametric with a student license, but while the code I was given generates a Success, the installation tool doesn’t recognize the license created and gives the error “invalid file or format”. I checked the .dat file create

ME_144807473-Newcomer

Mathcad Installation

licensing not working

Hello Ladies and Getelman, I am a student of the TU-Wien in engenering. I really like the Cad lessons and have great fun creating parts and assemplys with Creo butrecently my licensestoped working. I tryed activating it again with the installation gu

CJR4-Participant

Old versions and licencing

I am a long time user of pre-Prime MathCad and have until recently been using MathCad14. I had a quick test drive of Prime when it was first launched and hated it. For reasons beyond my control, I have had to do a fresh re-installation of Windows 11

LF_30479581-Visitor

Align regions in Prime 7 (vertically and horizontally)

Snapping to the grid is not a good alternative to being able to align a group of regions.  It was very easy in Mathcad 15.  

AndrewPower1-Visitor

Aligning Regions Vertically in Prime

I am trying Prrime for the first time today. How do you align regions vertically? I know how to do it in M15, but I can not figure out how to do it in Prime. I also can not find in the help guide.Thanks Andrew

DC_1191676613-Aquamarine

PTC Education Forum

Solving vector-type equations

Have a good day, community. I have a problem with solving a vector-type equation. The issue is that the solution only returns the last result, ignoring the previous calculations. Could someone please help me? I’m uploading the file in Mathcad Prime V

VK_103418093-Newcomer

Windchill

How to manage CAD standards in Windchill and Reuse in CATIA V5

I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 13.0 and Datecode with CPS 13.0.0.2 how can I store the fonts, frame, drawing configuration files and material library in Windchill to re use from CATIA while creating new model.

Labbe4-Participant

file conversion .xmcd to .mcdx(Prime 3.1)

Hi, I recently changed the motherboard on my PC, and my Mathcad15 licence is no longer valid. Impossible to tranfer it to a new host ID, PTC does not recognise it. I have Mathcad prime 3.1 licence, working well, but the converter from .xmcd to mcdx d

DC_145804173-Newcomer

Arbortext

Text to appear to left of ordered list

For specific sections of my document, I need to text to appear to the left of an external list for certain list items. I have created a variablelist, but it doesn’t appear to be working. I have used Arbortext for many years, but this is my first att

Jaime_LeeCommunity Manager

PTC Community Announcements

April 6 2026: Same People, New PTC Community Platform

Update: The PTC Community is open for engagement. We are temporarily operating on a pre-moderation mode: the Community team is reviewing your posts before publication while we are finalizing the platform for regular usage. The idea portal is now

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