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New release date for Mathcad Prime 8.0 (product calendar updated as of Dec 26, 2021):
We'll make a big thing about it on the Community (and everywhere else) when Prime 8 does become available.
We will be waiting for a new video review of the capabilities of the 8 version 😉.
Detailed information about the new 8.0 version appeared in the Mathcad blog yesterday (link: https://www.mathcad.com/en/blogs/whats-mathcad-prime8
1. Redefinition Warnings.
With the redefinition warnings functionality in Mathcad Prime 8, warnings automatically appear on redefinitions in regions that contain them. You can turn warnings on and off for all or individual categories of identifier, so you can more closely manage your identifier use.
2. Show Frame (header, footer, page body).
Turn borders on for the header, footer, and page body calculation area of your worksheet. These borders appear in page view, printed documents, and worksheets saved in PDF format.
3. Partial Derivative Operator.
Insert and use a partial derivative operator in your worksheet. From the Operators menu, use the new operator to write expressions in terms of partial derivatives.
4. Copy/paste multiple values to combo-box.
Mathcad Prime 7 included a combo-box input control so you could control calculations in your worksheets with easy to create, easy-to-use drop-down menus of variable definitions.
Mathcad Prime 8 adds the ability to paste multiple variable values directly into the combo-box edit mode. Copy a selection of values from a matrix, select that same size of data in a combo box, and paste. Or you can paste into one value box and the data will paste from that location down and to the right. In both cases, the combo-box automatically resizes to accommodate the pasted data.
5. Symbolics Engine Enhancements.
PTC Mathcad Prime 8 continues to enhance the functionality of the new symbolics engine, which was introduced in PTC Mathcad Prime 6. In PTC Mathcad Prime 8 you’ll find:
6. Numeric Engine Enhancements.
In PTC Mathcad Prime 8, the following numeric engine updates and enhancements have been made.
7. Usability Enhancements.
The following usability enhancements have been made:
8. Miscellaneous.
I think I'm most excited for being able to copy/paste into combo boxes. I just kept all of my data tables in READEXCEL.
And here are the plans for the 9th version: