MathCAD Prime 1.0

[BruceHilton]

howdy...

We are still using mostly MathCAD 14 and are now entertaining ideas of going to MathCAD Prime. We bypassed MathCAD 15 because at first blush, it did not seem to offer anything really new to offset the user's hassle of moving their worksheets into the new version. I now note that MathCAD prime won't read older *.mcd sheets from versions 14 & below unless they are run thru MathCAD 15 version M005. Does there exist a translator I could give the users instead of the major hassle of going the MathCAD 15 M005 followed by Prime install route...?

Thanks...

Bruce Hilton

[GregHamel]

Hi Bruce,

There is a translator, but it requires 15 to be installed to use it. Now that Prime 2.0 is out, you should look at that version. I have just recently started using Mathcad again after using it last in the late 80's, so I only have experience with Prime 1.0 and 2.0. Prime 2.0 has added collapsible areas and Excel back and forth interfacing among the major improvements.

I hope this helps.

Have a GREAT day!

Greg

[dustin]

We are using Version 13, and we have collapsable areas, not sure where the advantage is. The collapsable areas do not have nesting capacity however, which I thought would be handy.

I tested out Prime 2.0 a few months ago, and found it to be more of a pain than it was worth. The core units are better defined, but making new units is more difficult. Also, apparently in the interest of being "user friendly", a lot of the shortcut keys that made Mathcad so quick to use are now clunky button clicks. I found maneuvering in 2.0 to be ponderous at best.

Just my $.02!

Dustin

In Reply to Greg Hamel:

Hi Bruce,

There is a translator, but it requires 15 to be installed to use it. Now that Prime 2.0 is out, you should look at that version. I have just recently started using Mathcad again after using it last in the late 80's, so I only have experience with Prime 1.0 and 2.0. Prime 2.0 has added collapsible areas and Excel back and forth interfacing among the major improvements.

I hope this helps.

Have a GREAT day!

Greg