Mathcad Prime Failing to Convert Legacy Mathcad V15 File

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June 3, 2025
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Mathcad Prime V10.0.0 is failing to convert a V15 Mathcad file with a .xmcd extension. The file was originally created in a much earlier version of Mathcad - possibly V12 - but was used periodically using V15.

After failing to convert, Prime creates a new file with a .mcdx extension to it. Does anyone have any advice on what the issue might be and what the next step could be? For the avoidance of doubt, I could previously open, edit, execute and save the original Mathcad file using Mathcad V15 without any issues.

1_Master-Earth-Pressure.zip

Civil_Engineering

Best answer by terryhendicott

Hi,

Have converted the file.

Steps.

1) Removed highlighting,

2) Removed collapsed regions.

3) Deleted Header and Footers

4) Changed right hand margin from 45 to 15 mm in A4. This puts all calculations in the left hand page.

Not sure you need to make all the changes I made but it works

Cheers

Terry

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LucMeekes

23-Emerald IV

What makes you believe that the conversion failed?

Prime either converts the Mathcad 15 file and produces an .mcdx file, possibly with some hints on issues it encountered, or it fails to convert and then no .mcdx file is generated.

So if you have an .mcdx file, that should be the converted .xmcd file.

You should still be able to open the .xmcd file with Mathcad 15, but you cannot open the converted .mcdx file with it. For that you need to use Prime.

Success!
Luc

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MartinHanak

24-Ruby III

Hi,

I can confirm that conversion failed in MCP 11.0.0.0.

Master Earth Pressure.mcdx_exceptions_log.txt contains following error description.

Exception data:
System.ArgumentException: Unrecognized structure in data format 'Rich Text Format'.
Parameter name: stream
 at System.Windows.Documents.TextRangeBase.Load(TextRange thisRange, Stream stream, String dataFormat)
 at System.Windows.Documents.TextRange.LoadVirtual(Stream stream, String dataFormat)
 at Ptc.PersistentDataObjects.PresentationSettingsDataObjectCreator.ConvertHFPaneText(String hfPaneText, LocationInfo locationInfo)
 at Ptc.PersistentDataObjects.PresentationSettingsDataObjectCreator.ConvertHFPane(headerFooterPaneType hfPane, LocationInfo locationInfo, IDictionary`2 headerFooterImagesMap, IList`1 regions)
 at Ptc.PersistentDataObjects.PresentationSettingsDataObjectCreator.CollectHFObjects(headerFooterType hf, Boolean isHeader, Double pageWidth, Double gridCellSize, IDictionary`2 headerFooterImagesMap)
 at Ptc.PersistentDataObjects.PresentationSettingsDataObjectCreator.CreatePresentationSettingsFromMC14Xml(XmlElement presentationXml, DataObjectHelper dataObjectHelper, IDictionary`2 headerFooterImagesMap, List`1& headerRegions, List`1& footerRegions)
 at Ptc.PersistentDataObjects.DocumentSettingsDataObjectCreator.ReadDocumentSettings(XmlElement settingDataAsXml, DataObjectHelper dataObjectHelper, IDictionary`2 headerFooterImagePaths, presentation& presentation, calculation& calculation, List`1& headerRegions, List`1& footerRegions)
 at MCDXConverter7.DocumentSettings.AddSettings(String settings, String[] paths)
 at MCDXConverter7.CMcdxConverter.AddSettings(String settings, String[] paths)

2_Master-Earth-Pressure-mcdx_exceptions_log.txt

1_Master-Earth-Pressure-mcdx.xml