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On Demand Webcast: Reducing Engineering Error and Design Disruptions- Exploring Calculation Software Tools

Anna Giangregorio — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:28 +0000

On April 23rd PTC Mathcad and NASA Tech Briefs co-produced a one hour webcast called “Reducing Engineering Error and Design Disruptions- Exploring Calculation Software Tools“. Chad Jackson, an Industry Analyst and President and Founder of Lifecycle Insights defined Performance Predictions and took the viewers through the different definitions and positives and negatives of each. The Performance Prediction Initiatives included: Traditional ...

Engineering.com: PTC’s Mathcad Now Free and On-Demand

Anna Giangregorio — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:16 +0000

On Wednesday, Scott Wertel of Engineering.com wrote, “PTC hosted a free virtual conference for Europe (although the Americas, Middle East, and Asia were allowed to participate as well) on May 13, 2013. If you don’t follow the Mathcad blog or are not a member of the PTC Community, you probably missed the event. Or did you? Although attending any conference, webinar, or other ...

Customer Review: Alpha Tester Says “PTC Mathcad Prime 3.0 is Clearly a Productivity Enhancer”

Anna Giangregorio — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:49 +0000

Whenever a new version of PTC Mathcad software is released we gather a group of people called Alpha Testers to review and experiment our new software before it gets released to the public. Alpha Testers help us to better understand how users who use PTC Mathcad every day will respond to our new release of software, in this case PTC ...

How Do You Know Something is Right For You?

Anna Giangregorio — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:59:06 +0000

Want to see something cool? Want to watch something cool!?! Check out PTC Mathcad’s brand new whiteboard style commercial: PTC Mathcad allows you to solve, capture, and share critical engineering calculations in an easy to learn and use format. With PTC Mathcad software you can showcase engineering calculations through graphs, natural math notation, and formulas without having to worry about overlooking errors in ...

Points, Lines and Triangles… Oh My!

John Sheehan — Thu, 02 May 2013 10:00:10 +0000

Hi folks, This article is targeted at those users who are interested in using PTC Creo Parametric and PTC Mathcad together. Hopefully readers are aware of the bidirectional integration of the two products which has existed since ProEngineer WildFire 3.0 M030 (Sept 2006). This integration is a supported product and sends dimensions and parameters from PTC Creo to PTC Mathcad, triggering ...

CADplace: PTC is Hosting a Multi-lingual, European Virtual Event for Mathcad on May 13, 2013

Anna Giangregorio — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:03:30 +0000

Some friends across the pond, CADplace, have caught wind that we’re having a PTC Mathcad Virtual Event on May 13, 2013… They say: “Sign up for this free half day event full of customer presentations, product roadmaps, all kinds of downloadable content to keep, and so much more. The environment is completely flexible and you can choose to check out just a presentation or stay in ...

Spreadsheets- A Disaster Waiting to Happen?

Anna Giangregorio — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:33:43 +0000

There has been a lot of buzz in the media lately about error in spreadsheets. The first article that was pointed out to me, “Shocking Paper Claims that Microsoft Excel Coding Error is Behind the Reinhart-Rogoff Study on Debt” by Mike Konczal at Business Insider is in fact, pretty shocking. In this article Konczal shares how two economists conducted a ...

Bonjour! Guten Tag! Hello! We’re Having a PTC Mathcad Virtual Event for Europe!

Anna Giangregorio — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:00:44 +0000

The PTC Mathcad team is very excited to share that on May 13, 2013 we will be hosting an online virtual event, PTC Mathcad Engage 2013 specifically scheduled and arranged for our PTC Mathcad users in Europe! Sign up for this free half day event full of customer presentations, product roadmaps, all kinds of downloadable content to keep, and so much more. ...

The People Behind PTC Mathcad: Jakov Kucan, Director of PTC Mathcad Product Strategy

Heidii Evriviades — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:22:39 +0000

This kicks off our series “The People Behind PTC Mathcad”, in which we introduce you to a member of the PTC Mathcad team. We hope you enjoy getting to know our team better. Our first interview is with Jakov Kucan, Director of PTC Mathcad Product Strategy. What do you do at PTC? Pretend I am your neighbor and tell me ...

PTC Mathcad at PTC Live Global 2013

Anna Giangregorio — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:00:11 +0000

This year PTC Live Global, formerly known as Planet PTC Live, will be held from June 9th- 12th in sunny Anaheim, California. The program this year has been developed in cooperation with PTC/USER Inc. specifically for mechanical engineers and engineering IT professionals who regularly us PTC Creo and/ or PTC Windchill, along with engineering professionals who are interested in learning ...

Lifecycle Insights: Reducing Engineering Error and Design Disruptions Webinar

Anna Giangregorio — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:00:34 +0000

Chad Jackson is an Industry Analyst at Lifecycle Insights and publisher of the engineering-matters blog. With more than 15 years of industry experience, Chad covers career, managerial and technology topics in engineering. Chad is also one of the co-presenters in our upcoming webcast on April 23rd. He writes, “For engineers, it’s become a really interesting time. There are a ton of tools ...

Mathcad Prime 2.0 How To: Labels

Jakov Kucan — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:00:11 +0000

PTC Mathcad Prime 2.0 supports a feature called “Labels”. In this blog, I’d like to describe the motivation behind, benefits and nuances of this feature. For the “old-timers” I will reflect how it relates to a similar Mathcad 15.0 feature. Background: Labels come from the well established convention in mathematics and engineering that uses different font styles for variables to ...

Develop Safer, More Efficient Engineering Solutions by Sharing Resources

Anna Giangregorio — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:00:49 +0000

In our past two posts, PTC Mathcad Takes on the Demanding World of the Oil and Gas Industry and From University to the Oil and Gas Industry, PTC Mathcad A Reliable Tool you were introduced to Luke Devall, a graduate engineer who specializes in design at Neptune Subsea Engineering. In Devall’s spare time he has been working to start Enghance, a community ...

Desktop Scientific: Calculating Temperatures in Mathcad

Anna Giangregorio — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:00:49 +0000

Desktop Scientific is a recognized, leading distributor of academic, mathematical, engineering, scientific and technical software in Africa, which offers internationally recognized software tools and resources with which to excel in the global community. Recently they posted a PTC Mathcad worksheet on calculating temperatures in Mathcad. This worksheet was created by PTC Mathcad staff and can also be found on PTC’s Engineering Resources, ...

Live Webinar: Reducing Engineering Error and Design Disruptions- Exploring Calculation Software Tools

Anna Giangregorio — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:17:42 +0000

Tomorrow is the first official day of Spring. I know a lot of people (at least in Massachusetts) are looking forward to warmer weather with no snow, the option of outdoor and rooftop dining in Boston, the opening of Fenway Park, and the increasingly present signs of the new season with budding flowers and chirping birds. There is one more ...

Design News: Don’t Risk Your Most Important Calculations to Spreadsheets

Anna Giangregorio — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:53:30 +0000

Brent Edmonds, Senior Director of PTC Mathcad highlights the importance of good engineering calculations software in a guest blog post on Design News. In this article, titled “Don’t Risk Your Most Important Calculations to Spreadsheets” Edmond writes, “What exactly is engineering calculation software, and how does it reduce the risks associated with spreadsheet errors? Simply put, engineering calculation software speaks ...

Happy Pi Day!

Anna Giangregorio — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:00:47 +0000

Happy Pi Day, all! March 14th is the unofficial holiday that celebrates the mathematical constant pi (π) because the month/day date format digits in this date correspond with the first three digits of π (3.14). It has become an international observance that is celebrated live and online and also celebrates Albert Einstein’s birthday. (3.14) Join in on the fun on our ...

From University to the Oil and Gas Industry, PTC Mathcad A Reliable Tool

Anna Giangregorio — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:00:53 +0000

In the last post, Devall shared how PTC Mathcad has saved him and his company time because of ease of use of the software, have better documentation and sharing capabilities, and save money for both the company and their clients. In this post we’ll give some background on how Devall first started using PTC Mathcad during his dissertation while completing ...

PTC Mathcad Takes on the Demanding World of the Oil and Gas Industry

Anna Giangregorio — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:00:57 +0000

Luke Devall is a graduate engineer who specializes in design at Neptune Subsea Engineering, a leading provider of engineered solutions to the oil and gas, and marine and renewable energy industries. The company designs components, structures, equipment and systems for the offshore oil and gas industry. PTC Mathcad has proven to be helpful for Luke and his company in the ...

Exciting Things to Come: PTC Mathcad Prime 3.0

Anna Giangregorio — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:00:21 +0000

I was lucky enough to sit in on a few day-long technical and planning meetings for PTC Mathcad this week. To make a long story short, there are some really exciting things happening with the implementation of PTC Mathcad Prime 3.0 and the planning for future versions of the software, as well as a tighter integration with PTC Creo and ...

Engineer, Draftsman, Designer Gains Productivity with Free PTC Mathcad Express

Anna Giangregorio — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:58:40 +0000

At F.N. Smith Corporation, Rick Crawford describes his job as “an engineer, draftsman, designer, whatever I need to get the job done.” The job description sounds like a big responsibility especially considering the company’s emphasis on quality control, meeting industry standards, and the continued education and training to ensure both. After seeing an advertisement in Machine Design Magazine for PTC ...

Getting to the Root of Things….

Roger Yeh @ PTC — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:00:11 +0000

This problem is probably better suited for the PTC Mathcad Community Page, but I’m going to post it here anyway, just because I think it’s a cool problem. A math teacher wrote to us asking about the following problem. In case you want to solve it yourself first, I’ll just show the problem before I talk about his specific question. ...

Sharing Engineering Calculations- Another Great Reason to Download PTC Mathcad Express

Anna Giangregorio — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:00:54 +0000

Although documents authored in PTC Mathcad can be saved and shared in a number of different formats, whether it be in .pdf or .xps, or printed in a nice clean report, some users have expressed the opinion that the software’s sharing capabilities aren’t quite as easy as some would hope. There are two main viewpoints on this matter: PTC Mathcad ...

Football: A Game of Physics

Anand Savani — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:00:03 +0000

With Super Bowl XLVII mere hours away, final preparations in New Orleans are in full swing. Teams are undergoing their final meetings, the media frenzy is approaching its peak and the referees are checking their rule books one last time. And while coaches are poring over hours of game footage and quarterbacks are practicing rhythm and timing with wide receivers, ...

Engineering.com: Is Mathcad Right for Engineers?

Anna Giangregorio — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:00:28 +0000

Earlier this week, Chad Jackson of Engineering.com wrote a piece on PTC Mathcad called “Is Mathcad Right for Engineers?“. In this post Jackson looks at the history, background, and development of PTC Mathcad, the software’s capabilities, and his own summary and analysis. Here’s a snippet of the piece: “All in all, I see Mathcad as a great fit for engineers ...