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Ivan_Pat13-Aquamarine
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January 10, 2025
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3D plot managing by advanced input Slider feature in Prime 10.0.0

  • January 10, 2025
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Hi there!

I 'm trying to master the slider advanced control option to see how my goal function will be changed. On the PTC  support page, I have found only the 2-axis plot sample:

https://support.ptc.com/help/mathcad/r10.0/en/index.html#page/PTC_Mathcad_Help/example_slider.html#wwID0EIKIPB 

 

It looks like the upgraded version of Prime 10.0.0 probably has some bugs, or it is impossible to obtain such an option.

I've attached the function sample  (Prime 10.0.0), which I'd like to observe using the advanced control button (slider).

Any advice or assistance will be appreciated.

 

Best answer by Ivan_Pat

@terryhendicott Thanks a lot.

The reason the visual changes haven't been seen is the sensitivity of the function alteration made by the slider.

Since the sensitivity was significantly changed, the changes became visible to the naked eye.

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terryhendicott21-Topaz II
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January 10, 2025

The 3D graph is changing with the slider.

Check the small alteration I have made to the formula so the surface changes curvature more.

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    Ivan_Pat13-AquamarineAuthorAnswer
    13-Aquamarine
    January 11, 2025

    @terryhendicott Thanks a lot.

    The reason the visual changes haven't been seen is the sensitivity of the function alteration made by the slider.

    Since the sensitivity was significantly changed, the changes became visible to the naked eye.

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      DJNewman18-Opal
      18-Opal
      January 10, 2025

      It does change, you just have some settings on your plot that make it very hard to notice.

       

      If you, say, make the slider not go from 1 to 10 but from 1 to 10000 you'll very quickly notice that the axes are changing values even if the shape isn't.

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      Ivan_Pat13-AquamarineAuthor
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      January 11, 2025

      @DJNewmanThank you. Yeap, I had to pay attention to this point; it wasn't seen at first glance.

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      Ivan_Pat13-AquamarineAuthor
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      January 11, 2025

      @DJNewman @terryhendicott 

      Now I have a practice issue to research - how the k1 value depends on the d1 and d2 independent values.

      I obtained the flat surface only using the slider ( for a particular value of d1 and d2, respectively). I understand that Prime did this calculus for only one pair of d1 and d1 values. Instead, it is useful to research the whole range of default independent values (d1 and, in my particular case), as they are easily obtained for the sample function (Slider usage sample file).

      At this moment, two questions  are up in my mind:

      1) Why can I not see the trend through the range of these variables ( i.e., d1 and d2  changes from 1 to 100 cm) and the k1 value, too? (see Thermal performance calculation ... file).

      2) Why can I not deliberately set the start of the axes for d1 and d2 values from zero point ( as it is possible to do with the X-Y plot type)? (as is possible for the X-Y plot, see the slider usage sample file.)

       

      I want to use Prime's powerful engine possibilities, but they do not seem very suitable for my particular purpose (perhaps).

       

      Any advice would be appeciated.

       

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      ttokoro21-Topaz I
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      January 11, 2025

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      Ivan_Pat13-AquamarineAuthor
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      January 12, 2025

      @ttokoro Thanks a lot for your assistance with a clear example

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