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Well it looks like the Collaboratory has died http://collab.mathsoft.com/~Mathcad2000. Not even a redirect notice.It was good while it lasted.Philip

The Problem Has this happened to you?   You are involved in the development of a new process.  At this early stage in the development, the catalyst developer has some indication of success, but there has been no kinetic study conducted.  Thus, the reaction network is only partly known, if that.  Because the development team is following the Scale Down development method (see earlier blog article), you have been assigned the task of creating conceptual process alternatives using a commercial process simulation program.  This early process study may reveal information that may help the catalyst developer "tweak" the catalyst toward the more economical set of selectivities.  Also, getting an early start on the entire process design will help prepare for more focused optimization later in the development.   For the reactor model in the process simulation, you will be using the stoichiometric reactor option.  You have been given the list of reactants

Hello, I'm trying to upgrade to Creo 10. I received my license text files through email. I went to the software download page and got the latest version of Creo 10 (Version: 10-0-4-0) and downloaded the .zip file. The problem I'm having is that the setup.exe file does not seem to work. When I double click or right click>run as administrator nothing ever happens and no installation window ever opens. However, when I go into Windows Task Manager I see a process called "PTC Installation Assistant" which is running. If I don't end that process I get an error when trying to re-run the setup.exe file which states "Please exit the already running installer or uninstaller first." I was able to successfully run the "install_license_server.exe" and it recognized the license lm___.txt file and installed the license server successfully. That does not seem to help getting the setup.exe file to work. I'm running Windows 10 Enterprise. I've seen a few possible solutions on this foru

For reasons of convenience I would like to have a closed surface where one of the edges is open in Creo Parametric. A simple example could be a surface of revolution that is swept 360 degrees but has a open edge where the surfaces meet. Below is a artificially created image, where the sweep angle is close to but not exactly 360 degrees. Revolved surface with open edge (but not quite closed) So i am wondering is there: A way to split a self enclosed surface at one and only one edge?A way to merge only said edge and not all edges?Convert inner edge to outer edge?This would be handy at times.

Hi,I am attempting to include my custom component as a connector in the AFX library.In the script tab file, I'm adding connector references for assembly. When I try to assemble that connector and the connector references are in the hidden state, afx displays an error.For example, if I refer to a plane from a connector for assembly and the plane is in the Hide state in the connector component, afx will fail to assemble it.We are using Creo 8 and Creo 10.We use MBD for parts and ensure that all datums are hidden for the Model_only tab. Anyone know how to use connector references, even if they are hidden ? Your help is  appriciated.

Hi,to automate the drawin of numerous part, hasanyone made a Creo toolkit application that can generate max dimensions for a given 3D model?3 parameters must be generated in the 3D modelMAX_LENGTH_XMAX_WIDTH _YMAX_ HEIGTH_Zand  coordinate of max points alwais  referred by coordinate system (see example measure transform) ?Thanks for your time, Luca.

I was using Creo (v10) under a school given license for about 4 months. Since this license only worked at campus and I needed more time to work, I decided to add the online student license that my friends recommended to me.  At first, it was not working and continued to operate under the school's license and did not work away from campus. Then I went on my desktop to Creo open file location> Reconfigure. Here I went to the licensing page where I only found the student license. I accepted and went through with everything hoping that Creo would now work under the student license like how I wanted it to.Instead, now every time I open Creo it says that I must register the Quality Agent for Creo to keep running and when I allow it to register it it says that Creo is shutting down under code 0x00000013. It might be helpful to note that when I first installed the student license under my laptop and it did not work I installed it on my PC and did a project on it meanwhile. Th

Hello everyone, I require your expert assistance in setting up a 2D parametric plot to represent the geometry of a miter bend.The attached Prime 7 worksheet contains the formulas driving the plot. Although I utilized AutoCAD to sketch the miter elbow from the results from the worksheet, I need to recreate it in Mathcad through a 2D plot. The ultimate aim is to generate a DXF of the 3D object for import into the 3D design software but my first priority now is to achieve the 2D plot in MathCAD prime.       

Good evening, all.I am in the process of migrating some old MATHCAD 15 worksheet to MATHCAD PRIME 10 ones.I came across this vector field plot that MATHCAD 15 was able to plot and I found that the latest PRIME versions do not have such a plot type.I am pretty confident that someone in the community made some script to replicate such a function.I already saw some attempts made in other threads. However, they work for 2D vector plots.Any chance that someone did for the 3D vector plots as well?I am showing below the type of plot I am looking for.Thanks in advance for your time and support.Regards,Gianfranco  

I'm trying to simulate a constraint on a part fixed with a screw in an oblong (as shown in the image below). The idea was to constraint the region where the screw head reaches, because the diameter of the screw is smaller than the hole. Is this way correct? I'm getting high tension points when simulating, making the part not able to withstand much force in the simulations. I don't have an Advanced Creo Simulate license to use Fastener or Preload tools.   

“You may wonder what kind of vehicle is next for Club Car, but the answer is that the future is here, the future is now.”   Known for its brand of gold carts, Club Car is at the forefront of electric vehicle innovation, reinventing utility vehicles that work just about anywhere you can think of.  They're all about designing vehicles that are fun, practical and of course eco-friendly, and you can spot their rides zooming around golf courses, resorts, farms and even college campuses.   In this episode, we meet Dan Dykstra, who takes us on an immersive tour with the CRU, allowing us to experience first-hand the thrill of cruising around in this innovative vehicle. We delve into the versatility of the CRU, from leisurely backyard adventures to practical urban roaming. And we learn about Club Car’s dedication to electric vehicles for sustainability.   We also hear from Brian Thompson, who heads up PTC’s CAD division - he explains the importance of Simulation Live and ho

hello,i am currently using creo 10.00.00 while designing in creo for palm feature i have to use scroll button with shift button at a time how can modify the setting such that i can only use scroll button for palm feature in options mouse setting is not visible and in config.pro also i couldn't find any possibilities Help Me

Creo Mechanism doesn't use computer resources Sometimes when creating bigger simulation with non linearities creo mechanism doos simulate this but very slowly without using computer resources. how can i fix this.Used friction, nonlinear forces derived from coordinates.  

In structural simulation, as my understanding that plastic deformation will lead to large deformation. In Cero Simulate, it is allowed to perform plastic deformation with large deformation deselected.  What are the differences between the following structural analysis conditions?1. Only large deformation is calculated, plastic deformation is not calculated.2. Only plastic deformation is calculated, large deformation is not calculated.What is their actual physical significance? Are there any practical cases?   

I'm travelling tomorow morning to Spain for 3 weeks and I might have a copy of my TRIAL PTCMathcad Prime 9.0.0.0 software on my laptop, to fully explore before the end of my 30 days! Apparently 2nd upload (same name & address) is not working. How do I have to proceed? Best regards. Dirk Vanwalle - dirk@vanwalle.be 

Saw not long ago, methodology for plotting load, shear and moment diagrams-   Please point me in the right direction and thanks in advance.

hello, i had creo 9 before working perfectly fine, but wanted to upgrade to creo 10 and this is what is showing me once I installed it, any advice on what to do? 

Am having a difficult time opening a STEP file. Every attempt ends with Creo crashing with the following window: "Auto-traceback info" window appears. Fatal Error Encountered. A Traceback has been written to C:/... I was hoping it might be in part to my "Import New Model" default window settings.  In order from the top of the window..Type: AssemblyProfile: Current Profile              Use template box-Unchecked              Import type: AutomaticOptions: Generate log file-Checked / Short is filled.  Does this look appropriate for a STEP file that is in excess of 600000 KB? 

Hi everyone. I have a mathcad worksheet that I am currently using to generate bending moment and curvature value through iteration.  In this worksheet, the input that I change is just OD, WT, and tconc. My previous input is OD = 323.9, WT = 14.3, and tconc = 120 and the calculation manage to work just fine. However, when I changed the input to OD = 663.2, WT = 23.8, and tconc = 40, the iteration gives an error of "This calculation does not converge to a solution". I'm curious on why this is happening and wondering if anyone has any experience on similar issue. Thank you in advance to anyone that helps out. I really appreciate it.

Hi guys, I am trying to load a distributed load on a circular beam of outer diameter 15mm and inner 13mm and length 1m. The load has got to start from 50N and linearly decrease to 0. I have tried using the function definition to apply a function of 50-50*X, however the load seems to be evenly distributed. Any ideas thanks very much  

Hello, everyone. This is the topic: I have sheet metal parts that can be created in mm or inches. For drawings, we have double dimensions: mm and in. I would like to have a table showing:Column_1                   Column_2Bend radius:              xx.x mm (yy.y in)Material thickness:     xx.x mm (yy.y in) Where: xx.x and yy.y are called by parameters. yy.y would only be xx.x times 25.4 (or viceversa). To take in consideration:I have a parameter that is unit sensitive already set up called "Conversion", which tells me the length units: mm or in, under the column "Unit".Those can be 2 different tables: one table for parts/drawings in "mm", and for parts/drawings in "in".Then:How to setup a relation that makes the conversion between them depending on the units?As I know it's possible to set up relations using "if" and "else".Considering that for repeat regions

Dear PTC Community, I was recently working with a Mathcad Prime 9.0 worksheet that uses the Pdesolve function, but what I can't seem to do is define a first-derivative boundary condition (Neumann condition) in which temperature at the boundary is one of the arguments.  I get the error message "Bad algebraic constrain."  I've attached a zip file containing the worksheet.  If you can, please help me troubleshoot this issue, or else let me know that what I'm trying to do is not possible. Thanks for your time!--Bob

Good evening all. I have digitized some data points (see the 3D picture), in order to use interpolations in 3D.The data are arranged in a matrix with N rows and 3-columns, each representing a coordinate. I need to create a data matrix for the functions "Bicubic2D" and "Create Mesh". The idea is to sort the data by the Z values and for each of them retrieving the matching X and Y values. Unfortunately duplicate Z-values are found, but belonging to different set of X and Y values. I would need some hints if someone encountered such a challenge before. Thanks in advance for the help.Regards,Gianfranco

From Val Ochkov:   How to solve in Prime 9?

As the title says, when I'm in a Simp Rep of a part, I cannot edit any features or move the insert line / rollback bar. Is this... normal? Surely Creo doesn't only allow features to be edited in the Master Rep, right? That would be a complete mess to work with.