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PTC is hosting a webinar in early September about using templates in PTC Mathcad Prime. We want to promote how thoughtful template use saves users time and are great for efficiency. We’ll be going into quite a bit more detail than the basics of putting your company logo in the header. While our internal PTC expert presenters will present great insight, you may also have great use cases or experiences that we haven’t even thought of that all Mathcad users could be inspired by!In this thread, please share or describe your Mathcad Prime templates and how they help you: be it function libraries that you regularly reuse, or sophisticated set-ups for accelerating the creation of client reports. (Note: This is a public forum; please don’t share your confidential or critical intellectual property. I may also collate your responses and share them in a PTC.com blog at a later time so everyone can benefit from best practices!)
This month’s challenge is about tautochrone curves and isochronous curves. They are very similar. Both involve placing an object on the curve and allowing it to slide without friction. With a tautochrone, an object placed at any point on the curve will take the same time to slide to the bottom. With isochronous curves, objects allowed to slide from any part of the curve will have the same period of oscillation. You can think of the tautochrone as “half” of the isochronous curve, as it is only concerned with how long it takes the object to reach the bottom.In this scenario, the “top” of the tautochrone curve is at a height of 10 meters on the left side. The end point is at ( 0, 0 ). (The “top” of the isochronous curve on the other side is 10 meters on the right side.) Design a curve such that an object placed at any point on the curve will take the same time to slide without friction to the end point under the effect of uniform gravity. Examples of three possible solutions from Creo 13.
Mathcad Prime Worksheets Collection OverviewThis set of Mathcad Prime worksheets is a curated collection of ready-to-use examples, templates, and solved problems organized by engineering and math discipline. All worksheets created in PTC Mathcad Prime 2.0. What you’ll find in each categoryAlgebra & Geometry - A collection of Mathcad worksheets covering core mathematical concepts such as complex numbers, interpolation methods, eigenvalue analysis, geometric modeling, and iterative computation techniques. Calculus, Statistics, and Data Analysis - A collection of Mathcad worksheets covering differential equations, statistical modeling, regression, simulation, and data analysis techniques for mathematical and real-world problem solving. Chemical Engineering - A collection of Mathcad worksheets covering solution chemistry, thermodynamics, equilibrium modeling, and process engineering calculations to support chemical analysis and system design. Civil Engineering - A comprehensive collect
I have two calculation sheets: One is L55-529.7255, and the second one is L55-538.6610. I need to import the functions E529 and U1 into the L-55-538.6610.And the values of E529 and U1 are added to E538 and U2. All the functions are defined with matrix notation. But when I apply the command “Include” the function E529 is ok in the sum, but U1, it says “this variable is undefined. Check that the label is set correctly”. But if you escrow down to the last sheet in the file L55-529.7255, you can see that there are no errors and that I am able to sum E529+U1.I tried in the opposite way, importing L-55-538.6610, using “Include” into L55-529.7255 and I have the exact same error. But I cannot find what the problem is with the U1 function when this is imported in L-55-538.6610 and U2 when this is imported into L55-529.7255. I am including the two files. The functions U1 and U2 are defined in the before last page, and all the sums are completed in the last page. The majority of the calculations
I am a fun of Mathcad (the classic version in my case), but far from being an expert. So sometimes I come here, but recently I often use AI chats to query for basic help. I found that ChatGPT and Claude (free plans) are probably the most responsive models in my case. But they tend to not follow always my prompts that I am still using MC11.2 old version. But there are many other AI models around.So I would be curious to know what kind of AI models new and experienced users here prefer - if they use them at all.Thanks.
I am still using the old Mathcad 11.2, despite the difficulties with the new OSes. I asked to ChatGPT for help, but I did not get any solution. I wrote (see picture) two equations, and I asked to solve for variables p and w symbolically. Afterwards - and only afterwards - however I would like to capture the symbolic solution (in this case of variable w) and turn some symbols into numeric values and make relations with just few variables like w vs. r, so to obtain a function like w(r):= etc., that I can plot it.As can be seen from the screenshot, however, MC11.2 appears unable to assign some variables the specified values. ChatGPT suggested defining a new variable and then “optimizing” it, which I tried using wR(r):= ..., but that approach did not work either.Of course, one could simply copy and paste the solution returned by find; however, I am curious to know whether there is a way to achieve the same result avoiding such a manual intervention.Thanks in advance for any suggestions or
i Have PTC MATHCAD PRIME need a function to generate a cumulative sum sequence where Ui=0 and Ui-1 =0, iteratively calculating Ui+1 up to a 4094 rows , 1column vector.
I am using Mathcad Prime Release 3.0 and DatecodeN/A print does not working.
Hello!We have 2 users with 2 different computers reporting the same issue with their prime files.I don’t know if it has something to do with the latest august Windows 11 Cumulative update (KB5121003)?The issue started happening yesterday after the users updated their Windows 11.When we try to Save as PDF or use the Print function we get the same errors. And we have tried several PDF printers. It only creates a .PDF file with 0kb in size. I uploaded 2 files that we are experiencing this issue with.
Was wondering if there is a way to mod or get mathcad to add geometric algebra (or Clifford algebra diff name) into mathcad. THis would include multivectors, the wedge product and the geometric product? Not sure if there is any modding of mathcad at all for reference
We would like to transfer our Mathcad 14.0 installation to a new hardware due to a hardware replacement. Is there any advice about how to get an updated license file?
The following Mathcad code attempts to use a formula from Wikipedia to expand cos(n*z), but appears to get the wrong result. Comments? Mathcad code implementing expansion formula
After a Wibdows 11 update some weeks ago, Microsoft Edge version 150 closes a few seconds after it is opened. This is not a problem for me normaly because I prefer to use Google Chrome. However Mathcad Prime seems to insist on using Edge.I have set Chrome as the default browser and then installed Prime 12.0.0.1 even though I use English as the Prime language. Still no good.Does anyone know how to get Mathcad Prime to use Chrome?Thanks for your help.
PTC is hosting two live webinars about Mathcad Templates: on September 8 and September 10. The content of the webinars is similar, but the times and presenters are different, so sign up for the timing which is most convenient!“Build Once, Reuse Always: Mathcad Templates” promotional imageYou’ll learn about how Mathcad templates work and why you’ll want to use them. Our PTC technical experts will be sharing best practices to get the most out of templates, going beyond the basics. That said, we strongly encourage beginner Mathcad Prime users to attend; this free event will accelerate your Mathcad adoption and have you greatly speed up your ability to make new projects in Mathcad.We’ll also be taking live Q&A at the end of each session. The webinars will be recorded, and we’ll make the replays for both available after the event. We’ll also make the presentation materials available for download as part of that replay experience.
PrimeConnect is also by request now a python library that connects python engineering applications with PTC Mathcad Prime. It allows python programs to generate editable Prime worksheets, and retrieve Mathcad calculated results as native python and numpy objects.What is still needed is a brief manual on how to use it, but it is simple.CheersTerry
A PTC Mathcad Prime XML Writer in C++File created with PrimeWriter v1.1 Alpha, an Embracadero RAD Studio 12 C++ Builder program. Program creates a rudimentary worksheet as a starting point. It is intended for further enhancement to create more elaborate worksheetsStarted with a simple request of ChatGPT"create a PTC Mathcad Prime file that creates variables a and b of 3 and 5 respectively and adds them together for variable c."This started a week long Monday to Sunday, long hours each day focused chat with chatGPT and has produced a simple programmable worksheet generator in C++. It has some functions already defined; operators +,-,/,* sqrt, sin, cos, tan, exp, pow, nthroot, max, min, atan2, lsolve, concat, det, trace, rank, eigenvals, augment, and submatrix. Adding a new Prime function type only takes two lines of code. So more will be added over time. Greek symbols can be used.It is intended as a quick visual report writing method for my C++ FEM work.The new advantage is C++ progra
I would like to READTEXT from text file which would form a two-column matrix. That part is easy. Then I would like to copy the contents of the first matrix to a second matrix, then use that second matrix for other purposes, but unlinked to the first matrix.
If I upgrade my web account to a global support agreement will a mathcad 14 license be issued using the https://support.ptc.com/appserver/lm/mathcad/call_logger/callLogger.jsp tool. I understand mathcad 14 and 15 are no longer supported however this tool mentioned above is still present and mentioned in forums. I just want to know if it still will grant licenses if I upgrade my account to global support. If it does how do I update/upgrade my account to this? Has anyone else done this? We have used the non prime version of mathcad(s) for decades at our structural firm with hundreds of mathcad spread sheets. I have tried the trial of the latest prime and the conversion of the sheets is worrisome. ebooks using roarks and young will also not work. Not to mention probably not backwards compatible if edited with a machine on prime, then trying to open on one of our other machines with Mathcad 14.
Hello. My account has a new activated license for mathcad. When I try to download the software appears a message saying that I dont have enough privileges. Could you solved this issue. Thanks by advanced. Regards. Alejandro
I have installed Mathcad 14 on my new computer and tried transferring my license file .dat from my old computer to new. It gives me host Id errors. I have found the ptc support website. https://support.ptc.com/appserver/lm/mathcad/call_logger/callLogger.jsp?as=1 to try to get a new license file. I enter in my product code and it says. Your web account does not hold the following required privileges to access the application: License Management Reporting for read-only access. License Management Licensing for configuration and license file generation access. If I update my web account will a new Mathcad 14 license be issued that matches my new computer? If so how to I go about updating my web account?
I own a perpetual Mathcad 14.0 M020 Single User license purchased directly from PTC. The legacy MCLicense.exe utility authenticates to my PTC account, but the activation request fails with HTTP 403 Forbidden before a license.dat is generated. Since license.dat is never created, Mathcad reports that C:\Program Files (x86)\Mathcad 14\licenses\license.dat does not exist. Can someone generate a replacement license.dat or License Pack manually?My old PC crashed so I am unable to locate the old file.
I have an existing permanent node-locked educational license for Mathcad 15 and am moving Mathcad from my old computer to a new Windows 11 computer. I still have the original product code and existing license file. Mathcad 15 is installed and running to the point where it requests licensing. The Mathcad Single User/Student Get License page accepts my product code but redirects me to License Management, where my PTC account reports insufficient privileges. The Single User/Student Log Case option also does not proceed. I need assistance re-hosting my existing permanent Mathcad 15 license to the new computer and obtaining a replacement license file for the new Host ID. I can provide the old and new Host IDs, product code, and existing license file privately if required.
HiI have a parabola and *n* circles that need to be plotted simultaneously.The idea is that the value of *n* can be changed, and the plot updates automatically without me having to manually add plots.I have managed to plot the circles individually as upper and lower segments—this works fine, provided I can set up the indexing so that it plots all of them automatically.Additionally, I would like to plot the tangent slopes at the intersection points of the parabola and the circles—I have already calculated these—is this possible? My current go to- where i need to ajust number og circles as the number of piles change: Hope someone can helpBest regreads
Hi There , I want to use this function ( filterNAN) , but I’m not sure how it works . I have a nested array f2 . I tried three different approaches but non is working , in f2 I’m using M and sigma they also have NaN in their values , but not all the values are NaN. Regards, Yusra
Is there any way to send excel data into Matchcad using VBA. I have many claculation work on mathcad but I want excel to be use as an input body which send the specific cell data to a variable in mathcad and the mathcad run the calculation. after that vba send the message to print the mathcad worksheet Example is here to understand Step 1 In excel sheet, we have let say three values in three cells variable with values such as a is 350, b is 505 and c is 900 and so on (actually I have more than 100 values) Step 2 Excel vba open mathcad using COM or API (I do not know the code yet and how to open mathcad from excel vba) Step 3 Excel sent a, b, and c value in mathcad. where many operation are performed such addition, square and many more using these a,b and. Step 4 Excel send signal to print mathcad and then close the mathcad worksheet. Note: Please note the actual work is much more complicated it has atlead 60 pages of calculation in mathcad and more than 1
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