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Derbigdog
15-Moonstone
April 29, 2026
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Concerned about Mathcad Prime

  • April 29, 2026
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I have been a paid subscriber to Mathcad since the late 1990’s. As a former a beta tester and advisor on new features, my interest and commitment to Mathcad is substantial. However, I am concerned about the future of Prime when I see more discussions on it not working rather than use.

Yes some old problems are addressed with each new release. But installation and operation issues are starting to out number Topics on using the software to solve engineering and science problems. Even just upgrading to the new version or obtaining the new license keeps changing, adding to the frustration.

For many of us, Mathcad is our only reason to use PTC’s products. Please do not make it a reason to be the last.

 

 

 

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DJNewman
18-Opal
April 30, 2026

Two questions…

 

One, is this something you’d like the product manager to address in next week’s Ask Me Anything?

Two, is the inherent question here, “What will PTC be doing to make installing, licensing, and on-boarding Mathcad easier in the future?”

PTC Marketer for Creo and Mathcad. I run their YouTube channels, some Creo campaigns, and all Mathcad campaigns and communications.
Derbigdog
Derbigdog15-MoonstoneAuthor
15-Moonstone
April 30, 2026

I would say both questions need to be addressed.