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axiomata_4983271-Visitor
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October 28, 2021
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Feature Request: option to echo defined variables in equation solve

  • October 28, 2021
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Instead of the current way:

L :=10ft

F:= 5000 lbf

M=F*L=50,000 ft-lbf

 

It would solve like this:

L :=10ft

F:= 5000 lbf

M=F*L= (5000 lbf)(10ft) = 50,000 ft-lbf

 

It would help checking calculation packages especially if defined variables are coming from a referenced  worksheet file or 50 pages earlier.

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Werner_E25-Diamond I
25-Diamond I
October 28, 2021

Did you know that you can achieve a similar effect than the one you demand by using the symbolic evaluation with the modifier "explicit, ALL"?

The method has its limits, though.

Werner_E_0-1635457221531.png

 

In real Mathcad we could hide the text "explicit all" and make the arrow look like an equal sign

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but unfortunately Prime does not (yet?) provide this features.

 

BTW, I doubt that R&D is scanning this forum and accepting feature requests that way.

In general, PTC doesn't seem to be particularly interested into bug reports and/or feature requests. Only paying customers can open a support case to report a bug and, as far as I know, only paying customers are allowed to post a so-called "idea" here in the forum (feature request).

https://community.ptc.com/t5/PTC-Mathcad-Ideas/idb-p/PTCMathcadIdeas

And I've always had the feeling that it's just a pure placebo to reassure paying customers.

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    StuartBruff23-Emerald V
    23-Emerald V
    October 29, 2021
    @Werner_E wrote:

    BTW, I doubt that R&D is scanning this forum and accepting feature requests that way.

    In general, PTC doesn't seem to be particularly interested into bug reports and/or feature requests. Only paying customers can open a support case to report a bug and, as far as I know, only paying customers are allowed to post a so-called "idea" here in the forum (feature request).

    https://community.ptc.com/t5/PTC-Mathcad-Ideas/idb-p/PTCMathcadIdeas

    And I've always had the feeling that it's just a pure placebo to reassure paying customers.

    I think some of the PTC staff are now scanning the forum and picking up on ideas from non-support Mathcad users.   I even got an idea accepted and transferred to the Ideas forum:

     

    https://community.ptc.com/t5/PTC-Mathcad-Ideas/Feature-Suggestion-minimize-gaps-between-long-rows-when/idi-p/750196

     

    David Newman, Marketing, is getting to be a frequent contributor/viewer and takes note of what people are saying.  And Vladimir continues to be a bright spot in the forum ... how he keeps such good humour is beyond me, considering the flak that PTC gets over Prime (esp when contrasted with M7..M15).

     

    I have a feeling that something changed, in a good sense, upon the release of Prime 7, and the roadmap now looks as if it's going in the right direction (I wasn't sure where it was headed before).  I think it needs to speed up, though, with a 6-month release cycle.

     

    Stuart

      DJNewman
      DJNewman18-Opal
      18-Opal
      October 29, 2021

      Thank you!

      With regards to R&D looking at the Community, just a couple of weeks ago, @MSheykman (a member of R&D) was posting in some of the threads.

       

      But, yes, if you raise an issue with PTC tech support or if you post in the Ideas board, it'll be read and considered. (The commonality of those methods is being a paying customer.)

      Product management does look at those. Andy McGough has relatively recently responded to some of the Ideas and even confirmed things like zooming in/out with ctrl + scroll wheel will be in the next Mathcad Prime release.

      PTC Marketer for Creo and Mathcad. I run their YouTube channels, some Creo campaigns, and all Mathcad campaigns and communications.
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