How to MATHCAD 15 Install on imac
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How to MATHCAD 15 Install on imac
My PC is failing. Can I use the same exe install file for Mathcad 15 to install on an iMac?
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There is no native Mac version of Mathcad.
If your license allows you to install Mathcad on more than one machine, you may run it on a Mac basically in three different ways (like any Windows software):
1) Dual Boot Configuation: Use Boot Camp to install Windows alongside macOS (you'll need a Windows license to do so)
2) Virtual Machine (Parallels desktop, VMWare, Virtual Box, Citrix,...): Run Windows and Mathcad in a virtual machine (again you'll need a Win license). If your Windows machine still is alive you may even turn it into a VM and run that on the Mac (this will not work with parallels desktop AFAIK).
3) Use a Windows emulator like WINE or CrossOver Mac. You don't need a windows license but the emulators are far away from being perfect. No guarantee that a specific Win software will run flawless in the emulator. Furthermore PTC will not provide any support for running their software in an emulator (but losing PTC's support is not a big loss anyway).
If possible I would go for a virtual machine. IMHO It provides a good balance between reliability and comfort.
Having to reboot just to be able to use a specific software as in a dual boot config can be annoying and using an emulator is not that reliable as I would wish it to be (though I have no personal experience in using Mathcad with a windows emulator).
Maybe we have some Mac users here in the forum who have personal experience and give some further advice.
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There is no native Mac version of Mathcad.
If your license allows you to install Mathcad on more than one machine, you may run it on a Mac basically in three different ways (like any Windows software):
1) Dual Boot Configuation: Use Boot Camp to install Windows alongside macOS (you'll need a Windows license to do so)
2) Virtual Machine (Parallels desktop, VMWare, Virtual Box, Citrix,...): Run Windows and Mathcad in a virtual machine (again you'll need a Win license). If your Windows machine still is alive you may even turn it into a VM and run that on the Mac (this will not work with parallels desktop AFAIK).
3) Use a Windows emulator like WINE or CrossOver Mac. You don't need a windows license but the emulators are far away from being perfect. No guarantee that a specific Win software will run flawless in the emulator. Furthermore PTC will not provide any support for running their software in an emulator (but losing PTC's support is not a big loss anyway).
If possible I would go for a virtual machine. IMHO It provides a good balance between reliability and comfort.
Having to reboot just to be able to use a specific software as in a dual boot config can be annoying and using an emulator is not that reliable as I would wish it to be (though I have no personal experience in using Mathcad with a windows emulator).
Maybe we have some Mac users here in the forum who have personal experience and give some further advice.
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Thanks much.
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Another discussions:
https://community.ptc.com/t5/PTC-Mathcad/Mathcad-on-Mac/td-p/125626
https://community.ptc.com/t5/PTC-Mathcad-Ideas/Mac-Version-of-Mathcad/idi-p/97330
Or you can try to use SMath Studio (and open files in ".xmcd" format):
