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Mathcad and prime file extensions

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April 4, 2021
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I am using Mathcad 15. I have downloaded many zipped XMCD files from this community site in the past. Now whenever I search topics regarding queries I have, the attached zipped files now seem to always be MCDX which I believe is a Prime file. When extracted these files are "greyed" in the file explorer and will not open. Is there something I need to do to convert to Mathcad format?

Many Thanks

Ross

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Best answer by Werner_E

PTC provides no means to convert a Prime worksheet to the legacy MC15 format.

You even can't save a sheet with Prime 7 in another, older Prime format.

PTC thinks they can make more money with this strategy as it forces people to switch to the newest Prime version.

IMHO it rather forces people to switch over to other software with better user experience.

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25-Diamond I

PTC provides no means to convert a Prime worksheet to the legacy MC15 format.

You even can't save a sheet with Prime 7 in another, older Prime format.

PTC thinks they can make more money with this strategy as it forces people to switch to the newest Prime version.

IMHO it rather forces people to switch over to other software with better user experience.

13-Aquamarine

there is very little profrssional software in the world that would downgrade a file to open in old software.

mathcad 15 is old legacy software.

should I be running Autocad 2002 or rhino 2 ?

23-Emerald I

Autocad is modeling software (think computer drafting.) A web search leads me to believe that rhino 2 is as well.

Mathcad OTOH, is a numeric math package; think MATLAB, Maple, Mathematica.

They are not the same types of software.