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thenkel1-Visitor
1-Visitor
October 19, 2015
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How can I convert MathCAD Prime files (.mcdx) into MathCAD 15 files (.xmcd)?

  • October 19, 2015
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I downloaded a zip file from the PTC community from the following URL.

 

     ·Finding the Shear Force and Bending Moment Along a... - PTC Community

 

After downloading and unzipping the file, I have a file extension of .mcdx (relations_between_distributed_load_shear_force_and_bending_moment.mcdx).  I tried to open this file in MathCAD however; the file fails to open.  How can I get this file to open?  I am using PTC MathCAD 15.  Should the extension be .xmcd?

 

Apperently the .mcdx files are for MathCAD Prime.  How can I convert MathCAD Prime files (.mcdx) into MathCAD 15 files (.xmcd).  I have tried simply changing the file extention but that did not work.

 

Regards,

Thomas Henkel

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Werner_E25-Diamond I
25-Diamond I
October 19, 2015

PTC has decided that there should be no way back (Prime itself is backstep enough).

So you can't convert Prime sheets (mcdx) in real Mathcad format (xmcd or xmcdz).

You even cannot convert Prime 3.1 sheets to Prime 3.0 format (and of course Prime 3.0 cannot read 3.1 sheets).

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AlvaroDíaz12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
October 20, 2015

... or can wait for a maple or mathematica package ...

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24-Ruby III
VladimirN24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
October 20, 2015

But what do you mean?

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LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
October 20, 2015

But what you can do is open the file with Prime 3.1 express, which you can install for free.

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LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
October 20, 2015

Mind though, there may be errors in that sheet.

I don't trust the expression for MBC(x) that appears on page 6...

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LucMeekes23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
October 21, 2015

I have to correct. The expression for MBC(x) is OK.

Luc

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24-Ruby IV
ValeryOchkov24-Ruby IV
24-Ruby IV
October 20, 2015

See please One bug in Mathcad Prime 4: from MCDX (Prime) to XMCD (old Mathcad) converter

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24-Ruby III
VladimirN24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
October 20, 2015

Please find in attachment this worksheet in PDF and XPS file formats.

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