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VladimirN24-Ruby III
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March 25, 2016
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Mathcad Prime 4.0: some new updates

  • March 25, 2016
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At the last event "PTC LiveWorx Europe 2015" in November of 2015 it was presented a roadmap for the development of Mathcad Prime 4.0 and some future steps (themes) for Prime direction. Let's see what updates are planned for version 4.0 (now the release of version 4.0 is scheduled for the 4th quarter of 2016 year) and is scheduled for subsequent releases after 4.0. PDF "PTC Mathcad Roadmap_2015" can be found in attachment.

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Here is a list of major improvements for Prime 4.0:

  • Plot enhancements (embed 3rd party tool);
  • Mathcad as an OLE container;
  • Worksheet content protection (area protection/area locking);
  • Copy multiple regions to clipboard;
  • Equation wrapping.

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1. Plot enhancements: embed 3rd party tool to match PTC Mathcad 15.0 plots on first release.

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2. Mathcad as an OLE container: ability to embed applications as OLE objects within the worksheet.

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3. Content Protection: area protection/locking.

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4. Improved external app interoperability: copy multiple regions to MS Word.

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5. Equation wrapping: allow an equation to be split/wrapped as specific points.

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6. Subsequent release themes.

• Plot Improvements

     – Utilize more capabilities from 3rd party tool

• Functionality

     – Constrained inputs (input controls)

     – Picture operator

     – Text styles

     – Hyperlinks

     – Program debugging

     – Redefinition warnings

     – Scripted components

     – Gradient operator

     – PDESolve

• Integration Improvements

     – PTC Creo integration phase II

     – API enhancements

     – Additional 3rd party integrations

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11 replies

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24-Ruby III
VladimirN24-Ruby IIIAuthor
24-Ruby III
April 3, 2016

Mathcad Gateway webcast replay (February 2016😞

Video Link : 6769

Thank You | PTC Mathcad Gateway Webcast Replay | PTC

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24-Ruby III
VladimirN24-Ruby IIIAuthor
24-Ruby III
June 21, 2016

Screenshot from Mathcad Prime 4.0 preview at LiveWorx 2016:

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It was also noted that Mathcad Prime 4.0 is coming in December 2016. New timeline for Mathcad/Mathcad Prime product:

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New post "Report from LiveWorx: A Peek at What’s Coming in Mathcad Prime 4.0" on Mathcad blog: Report from LiveWorx: A Peek at What’s Coming in Mathcad Prime 4.0  | PTC

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MJG1-Visitor
1-Visitor
June 27, 2016

Can't help but notice that "plot enhancements" are no longer listed in the Prime 4.0 improvements.  PTC had been bragging about their planned plot enhancements for a while now.  Are they really dropping that from 4.0?  Bit off more than they could chew?

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24-Ruby III
VladimirN24-Ruby IIIAuthor
24-Ruby III
July 19, 2016

In June of 2016 year within an annual meeting conference "PTC LiveWorx 2016" the new program of development for Mathcad Prime was submitted. For future release of Mathcad Prime 4.0 the same new planned features were shown in the program about which I wrote earlier above here (except for expanded options of creation of 2D plots - this feature is transferred it for 5.0 version). PDF "PTC Mathcad Roadmap_2016" can be found in attachment.

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    sthomet1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    July 21, 2016

    Thank you!

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    qm_017-Bedrock
    7-Bedrock
    July 21, 2016

    ... and nothing regarding the UI improvement?

    The existing ugly and non-functional UI is from Dark Ages. The plague is the only thing missing.

    PTC, please also update the UI in v4. It's so easy.

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    iwilliams1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    July 23, 2016

    ...having bought Mathematica after PTC broke Mathcad, I can't see why anyone still bothers with Mathcad (other than to use legacy worksheets - which is the only reason I still use it). It's a shame because Mathcad used to be a really good product. But no more. Mathematica may take a little longer to get to grips with, but its so much better than Mathcad. In every way.  The colleague who introduced me to Mathematica described it as "Mathcad on steroids". Which is pretty much spot on. 

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    SeanYing4-Participant
    4-Participant
    December 25, 2016

    It's almost the end of 2016, according to the roadmap Mathcad Prime 4.0 will be released soon.

    Is there any news about this version?

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    DenisJaunin15-Moonstone
    15-Moonstone
    December 26, 2016

    Hello

    Do we know if this is a version 32 or 64 bit as Creo 4.0.

    Will it change your computer?

    Kind regards.

    Denis

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    24-Ruby IV
    ValeryOchkov24-Ruby IV
    24-Ruby IV
    December 26, 2016

    Denis Jaunin написал(а):

    Hello

    Do we know if this is a version 32 or 64 bit as Creo 4.0.

    Will it change your computer?

    Kind regards.

    Denis

    No

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    mbotke1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    January 2, 2017

    So disappointing for subscription holders - not really sure how paying a fee every year for the same software is a benefit. There has been horribly little evolution in the last 3 years as far as I can tell. This is really below par for any professional software. The potential is there, but a shrinking user base makes it less and less relevant. Bummer - you guys should be ashamed.

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      vroberts8-Gravel
      8-Gravel
      January 6, 2017

      I agree with Matthew.  It's been almost 2 years since the release of the almost useless Prime 3.1. I have hung on hoping that 4.0 or 5.0 will finally have the features we need. My license runs until the end of March. If 4.0 is not out, or if it does not represent a significant upgrade, them I'm through with PTC.

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      24-Ruby III
      VladimirN24-Ruby IIIAuthor
      24-Ruby III
      February 23, 2017

      Yesterday came the announcement of the release at the end of February 2017 the new version of Mathcad Prime 4.0. Data sheet for this release are in attachment.

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      vroberts8-Gravel
      8-Gravel
      February 23, 2017

      Thanks for the update. The end of February release date is good news.  However, while the data sheet brags about producing professional documents" it says nothing about a spell checker. In the absence of a spell checker, Prime cannot be used to produce "professional documents."

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      24-Ruby III
      VladimirN24-Ruby IIIAuthor
      24-Ruby III
      February 23, 2017

      The presentation about Mathcad Prime 4.0 from the PTC Forum Europe which was in November 2016 (and also in attachment): http://bit.ly/2lAVtVl

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      DenisJaunin15-Moonstone
      15-Moonstone
      February 28, 2017

      Hello

      We are February 28, 2017, someone knows or has the version of

      MathCad prime 4.0?

      Kind regards.

      Denis

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      24-Ruby IV
      ValeryOchkov24-Ruby IV
      24-Ruby IV
      February 28, 2017

      Denis Jaunin написал(а):

      Hello

      We are February 28, 2017, someone knows or has the version of

      MathCad prime 4.0?

      Kind regards.

      Denis

      February 29, 2017

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      tietjee15-Moonstone
      15-Moonstone
      March 1, 2017

      I just put in a service request for an update.  Maybe all should and that may get their attention?

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        MarkBuckton10-Marble
        10-Marble
        March 1, 2017

        According to what I have read the release date for Mathcad Prime 4 is the 6th of March. PTC did not say what year. I am now convinced that the only reason PTC purchased Mathsoft over ten years ago now, was to work out the optimal date at which everyone's maintenance expired. By that I mean the specific point in time at which most users have to renew their licences.  Only then do PTC release a new version Mathcad. The reason being is to get most users to upgrade as they would have to renew their maintenance to get the new version. The delay in delivery has nothing whatsoever to do with bug fixes.

        From what I see we are the beta testers, I think they don't even have official beta testers for Mathcad, why would they, as there are no new features to test. Now the number one feature in the new version is a speed increase. Can you believe it? It has taken them 4 versions to realise that Mathcad Prime runs like a dog.  They promote a speed increase as their no 1 feature. What planet are these guys on?

        The whole reason we are told by PTC told to upgrade to Prime was it was based on a modern, robust and presumably faster code base. PTC continue to milk their users trying to convince us that BUG FIXES = "HOT NEW FEATURES" this is a deliberate Orwellian strategy.

        So PTC has now missed 3 deadlines of their own making. So what do we get in this year's release? Well, in fact, NOTHING that is not already not already in Mathcad 15. We still cannot produce professional plots, no PDE support, no control widgets, still cannot publish to the web (unless one pays megabucks), still stuck with one-dimensional arrays and the list goes on and on. Now the fact is that the Mathsoft programmers had all these things sorted more than 10 years ago.

        Once Prime matches Mathcad 15's feature set then what? Do PTC then say they have a brand new product called "Mathcad Alpha" then feed their subscribers the same bull sh.. and then milk them for another 10 years as once again they play catch up. In writing this I hope I have not given PTC ideas! but I expect such strategy is already being put in place.

        NOT HAPPY.

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          vroberts8-Gravel
          8-Gravel
          March 2, 2017

          All good points.  I believe the real reason why PTC wanted Mathcad to have a "modern code base" is so they could integrate it with other PTC products, such as Creo and draw us in to the PTC ecosystem.

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