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tslewis13-Aquamarine
13-Aquamarine
February 13, 2014
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WHEN is the poor API Automation performance going to be fixed and When is Prime getting the automation API?

  • February 13, 2014
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I have revisited the automation API with MathCAD 15 today.

I raised this quesiton over 3 years ago, obvioulsy PTC do not think they need to update mathcad 15 or mathcad Prime and see automation as a low hanging fruit.

1. The automation API for setting values to a matrix is flawed and useless, and has been for three years now. You cannot set a matrix of any decent size without MathCAD crashing using the automation API. I had a large email trail for this in support three years ago!!!! PTC HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS.

2. Prime is on Iteraiton 3. WHERE IS THE AUTOMATION API? The dvelopment of MathCAD Prime is pathetic. A decent API is essential, not only is MathCAD 15 flawed, but there is not even an API at all with Prime. How difficlt is it expose some basic functions in an API? The rate of developemnt of this product is pathetic. Three years after releasing PRIME and still NO automation API. I have given up on MathCAD at this rate. Obvioulsy MAPLE is the ony solution. PTC do not take take this prodcut seriously,

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Raiko17-Peridot
17-Peridot
February 13, 2014

Hi Steve,

I'm not sure whether PTC takes this product seriously. However, I'm pretty sure that for PTC customer complaints are but noise 😉

At my company we also have a CAD software from PTC. Wheras the 3D capabilities are quiete good its 2D usability are (despite our complaints) woeful.

Raiko

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MikeArmstrong1-Visitor
1-Visitor
February 13, 2014

Raiko Milanovic wrote:

I'm not sure whether PTC takes this product seriously. However, I'm pretty sure that for PTC customer complaints are but noise 😉

Raiko I am sure PTC are taking the development of Prime seriously as they are trying to integrate the software with their the others products. The problem is that they developing new features for compatibility instead of bringing Prime to a level that at least matches M15.

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tslewis13-AquamarineAuthor
13-Aquamarine
February 13, 2014

SI if they do consider it important why am i posting the same issue three years later for mathcad 15 which has a flaw, and prime is now on its third iteration and it still does not have ANY automation api, none, zero, nothing?

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