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PTC is hosting a new webinar on November 17, 2026 (10 AM EST, or 15:00 UTC): Mathcad API in Action.Ask Vipul Trivedi (PTC Mathcad Application Engineer) and Ilia Novikov (PTC Mathcad R&D) your API questions!After the event takes place, our presenters will be available during the weeks that follow to answer your API-related questions posted on this Ask Me Anything About Mathcad board. If you already have questions before the webinar takes place, you can ask those starting now, but you won’t get answers until after the webinar ends. We won’t be taking Q&A during the webinar, mostly because we anticipate API-related questions could be quite involved and lengthy, which is better suited for discussions on the Community (with paragraphs, images, and attachments) than the very brisk, timed setting of a Q&A during the webinar.
This month’s challenge has a civil engineering theme – actually, a bit of an ancient civil engineering theme related to my adopted home of Valencia, Spain. One of its most famous landmarks is the Torres de Serranos (Serranos Towers), one of the last remnants of its medieval wall:Torres de Serranos in Valencia, SpainIn this challenge, you will perform some of the same calculations that master builder Pere Balaguer worked on in the 1390s. Except, of course, you have the benefit of modern software for engineering calculations. Specifically, you will perform analysis of the Gothic arch at its entrance:Gothic Arch Gate Entrance to the Torres de SerranosDimensions and assumptions:The arch is a classic three-hinged arch mechanism. The span (horizontal width at the opening) is 6 meters. The height from the spring line (where the arch transitions from vertical support and begins its inward curve) to the apex hinge is 4 meters. It carries a uniform dead load from the floor above of 45 kN/m acros
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!)
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
We have created this technical tip to help Mathcad users Install software on own. This is a one stop shop for Mathcad software users to get information ranging from - Software Download, Installation, Licensing, Error's Troubleshooting to General queries related about the product. This is just a start - We'll keep enhancing this page, as we tend to capture issues or when someone shares his/her findings. Mathcad Download How and from where to Download Mathcad Prime Trial or Express Edition From Where to Download Mathcad for Single User Account or for Student Edition Mathcad Downloadable for Prime Version 11.0 Download Installer for PTC FlexNet License Server Manager Mathcad Installation Step by Step Installation Procedure for Mathcad Prime 8.0 Express Edition Step by Step Installation Procedure for Mathcad Prime 9.0 Step by Step Installation Procedure for Mathcad Prime 10.0 Step by Step Installation Procedure for Mathcad Prime 11.0 Mathcad Licensing Transferring Mathcad License
Hello, After many years not using Mathcad, I wanted to load my old datasheet developed in Mathcad 15. I have set up the free version just to have a sense of “Whao.. I like it” but it turns that the converter is not working: no license but I have a license for 30days no?Please Is there someone to help? I would like to see if the Prime (mathcad12.0) fits my new needs. thanks!John
I am using PTC Mathcad Prime 12.0.0.0 (Academic). Whenever I change a result’s displayed unit, the calculation region turns grey and dependent expressions stop evaluating. Automatic calculation is enabled, but the AUTO indicator remains orange.Simple example: Define d := 3 mm Define a := d³ · π and evaluate it. Change the result unit from L to mm³. The result displays approximately 84.823 mm³, but the region stays grey and a subsequent evaluation of a shows “?”. Recalculating the worksheet does not resolve the issue.
Hello Team, We recently migrated our current Mathcad license server. Due to the configuration changes associated with the migration, the existing license is no longer working. Could you please support us in issuing a new license file? Also, please let me know if I need to raise any request or provide any additional information for the same.
Hi, I am trying to solve an ODE to model a “Ball and Cone” tuned mass damper. The equations simulate a ball mounted inside a pair of cones with mass on top. The ball oscillates up and down an inclined slope with a curved region at the apex between the up/down slopes. I am using Radau solver as it is a stiff equation. Adams/BDF “does not converge”. The 1st solve block uses a simplified simulation for base excitation of the TMD. Using Radau with modest levels of damping the first solve block result gives a discontinuous response which should not happen given the inclined slope is a tangent to the curved section at the apex. Any ideas how I can correct this discontinuity would be appreciated.I tried using sigmoid transition functions (2nd solve block) for the step between inclined slope and radius but this gives a large number error.The 3rd solve block includes an extra degree of freedom to simulate the tower on which the damper is mounted, which is the aim of the program. This won’t solv
Chapter 9: Wind and Seismic Loads on Buildings, Part 2 Description: This application computes the seismic forces, shears, and overturning moments at each level of a building, following the Equivalent Lateral Force Procedure of Section 9.4 of ASCE Standard 7-93. The building must meet the limitations for use of this procedure given in section 9.3.5 of ASCE Standard 7-93. Previous: Chapter 9, Part 1Next: Chapter 9, Part 3
I have been using mathcad prime on my computer for engineering. Starting about a week ago, whenever I try to open the app, it opens a webpage to download the free trial. I have tried upgrading the app, uninstalling and reinstalling, neither of these have worked. The app still shows on the bottom bar but will not actually display the window. I am running matched for windows. What should I do?
I am using Mathcad Release 15.0 and DatecodeM005 Invalid host I'm trying to move my old mathcad 15.0 license to my home computer. I get Flexnet licensing error -9,57. I've tried generating licenses with both the ethernet mac and the wifi mac. I tried putting the laptop on ethernet and verifying that port was active with the matching license file. Here are the errors that I faced Invalid Host... Feature: Mathcad Hostid: PTC_Hostid=40:c2:ba:fe:42:7b (this is the ethernet mac) Flexnet error:-9,57 etc.
I try to activate trial license, it says that it is activated, but next startup, it opens the browser again and the disclaimer on the sheet is still present. The button Activate is still present. How can we test the full version without license prompts?The convertor MCD to MCDX also mentioned, no license
i purchased the Mathcad license. but in my new laptop the license is not working. could you please help me. thank you
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Hello, I have created a Mathcad sheet where I can find the capacity of a footing on a competent soil. The sheet is working but I would like to optimize at certain areas. My first improvement would be to see if instead of manually putting them as arrays, if it is possible to put in a condensed way so I do not have to type in the layer properties manually in case there are more than 10 or even 100 layers. My Second improvement will be if there is way to have a shortened code where “Footing Layer Ends” does the same output. Currently, it is for four layers but I would like to have it in a way that if there are multiple layers, it will handle the task instead of writing multiple if-else stateemnts. Thank you in advance. My version is 10.0.1.0
When I open the installer for my free trial and get to the application selection screen there are no applications to select and I cannot click next. I’ve seen this posted in the past but none of the solutions are working fore me. Any help is appreciated.
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.
Dear all I want to do iteration of p-y curve of Pile using Mathcad primeformulasand the minimum result format should be Depth (m) y (m) y (mm) Theta (rad) Moment (kNm) Shear (kN) p (kN/m) Es (kN/m2) Mobilized (%) Verified (R=0) this is some basic input COMBINE SOIL PARAMETER SOIL TYPE Z A+Y_50 pu_sand+pu_clay k m m kN/m " CLAY (Matlock)" 1.5 2.03 216 0" CLAY (Matlock)" 3 1.03 302.4 0" CLAY (Matlock)" 4.5 0.93 453.6 0" CLAY (Matlock)" 6 0.93 691.2 0" CLAY (Matlock)" 7.5 0.93 777.6 0" CLAY (Matlock)" 9 0.93 961.2 0" CLAY (Matlock)" 10.5 0.915 1922.4 0" CLAY (Matlock)" 12 0.915 1922.4 0" CLAY (Matlock)" 13.5 0.915 2084.4 0" CLAY (Matlock)" 15 0.915 2203.2 0" CLAY (Matlock)" 16.5 0.915 1652.4 0" CLAY (Matlock)" 18 0.915 1771.2 0" CLAY (Matlock)" 19.
Good morning, I spun my wheels on this for a while yesterday, and now I'm looking for help. The attached file was created in MathCAD Prime 8.0. In order for it to work, make sure that the csv file and the mathcad file are in the same directory. What it's supposed to do is accept a csv file with a specific structure and convert it into a vector of properties with MathCAD units. It was supposed to be a short program, but I'm running into a bug that I can't seem to work around gracefully. When I have the READCSV(filename) function inside of a program, my output has no units, but when I have my READCSV function outside of the program, it works. I want the READCSV function to work inside of the program so that I can call multiple csv files and combine the properties of each, otherwise the purpose of my overly-complicated data entry experiment is moot. Please help! Thank you,Kevin
Hi everyone,We use Mathcad Prime at work, and our license is managed through our own company server. My employer gave me the IP address and port details to enter into the settings for activation. However, I can't seem to find where to download the actual installation package.Our IT support told me to get it from the Mathcad website, but I can't find it there, and I don't have an official PTC account to log in. Any advice on what to do?
Good afternoon, Community,Would anyone be kind enough to help me trouble shoot the attached Mathcad Prime 11 file.I am try to calculate the thickness of an angle to withstand the hydro pressure of wet concrete, using the symbolic method, with no luck. ThanksBoyer
Hi,I was trying to move my MC15 license from my old PC to my laptop, but in the process something went wrong, so now I have the MC15 license in place for my PC, but the additional extensions are locked to something “null” I’m unable to move or recover the extensions, and thus the license file I can generate only includes the program. I get this error “CRITICAL: Product license is overallocated”How do I reset the licenses totally and generate a new host that will include both MC15 and extensions? Thanks! \\\Jens
O link que mandaram me leva para uma página no qual o arquivo a ser baixado não instala o mathcad,
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.
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