Engineers tend to be creatures of habit, and many love sticking to the 13-year-old Mathcad 15 software they first encountered at university. It takes a lot of self-convincing to start using new, updated software. However, once they finally master it, they’ll use it until it’s… Read More »Legacy Mathcad 15 file conversion
Travelling around the world in 80 days is an exciting and adventurous journey many people dream of taking. The idea of circumnavigating the globe in such a short amount of time was popularised by Jules Verne’s classic novel, “Around the World in 80 Days.” Today,… Read More »Around the world in 80 days with Mathcad
The Best Tool for Engineering isn’t Spreadsheets. It’s PTC Mathcad Many use Spreadsheet software for their engineering calculations due to convenience—but it isn’t the most effective tool for the job. Explore the benefits of dedicated calculation software to increase efficiency, even when using your existing… Read More »The difference between Mathcad and Spreadsheet software
When converting an old Mathcad file (.mcd or .xmcd), you will probably see some conversion annotations. You can find a lot of information on this in the Migration Guide found in the Resources tab in Mathcad Prime: Many of the annotations can be ignored. Others… Read More »Top 3 Mathcad conversion problems and how to solve them
PTC has recently released a new Mathcad version – Prime 8. So let’s take a look at the improvements. 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… Read More »What’s new in PTC Mathcad Prime 8
In PTC Mathcad Prime, you can solve linear, non-linear, and differential systems of equations. PTC Mathcad has a few methods that we can use: The lsolve function. The Solve Block construct. Solving symbolically. lsolve To solve linear systems of equations, we work with a built-in… Read More »How to solve equations with Mathcad
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FOR SCANDINAVIAN KEYBOARDS Download Prime 5: Keyboard Shortcuts Prime 6: Keyboard Shortcuts Prime 7: Keyboard Shortcuts Prime 8: Keyboard Shortcuts If you want this document to be used instead of the original in Mathcad follow the steps below: Navigate to the directory where… Read More »Scandinavian keyboard shortcuts for Mathcad
THE WORLD’S SHORTEST IQ TEST (THE COGNITIVE REFLECTION TEST) This Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT) was created by psychologist Shane Frederick in 2005. In a scientific paper published in The Journal of Economic Perspectives, Shane has picked these three questions for the CTR because they were… Read More »The Worlds Shortest IQ Test
Albert Einstein was definitely onto something when he said, “Creativity is intelligence having fun”. We have some proof that Mathcad can be fun and still productive. Try solving a Mathcad puzzle, and see if you can get the result and brag about it to your… Read More »Mathcad can be fun
Buy One, Get One Half Off Limited time offer until June 27th, 2020! After great success and customer feedback, PTC has decided to extend their BOGOHO campaign untill the 27th of June 2020. So if your organisation has a need for new PTC Mathcad licenses now… Read More »Mathcad Campaign
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