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About PTC Mathcad
PTC Mathcad is an on-premise solution that enables engineers to solve, edit, analyze and record mathematical calculations via a unified portal. The platform allows users to perform accurate calculations and handle intellectual property rights and traceability.
PTC Mathcad offers a host of features such as trigonometric/algebraic functions and operators, spell check, worksheet converter, document management and more. Additionally, teams can manage standard engineering operations using predefined templates and export worksheets into PDF.
PTC Mathcad is available on annual subscriptions and support is provided via email and chat.
PTC Mathcad pricing
PTC Mathcad has a free version and offers a free trial. PTC Mathcad paid version starts at USD 779.00/year.
Starting Price:
USD 779.00/year
Free Version:
Yes
Free trial:
Yes
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PTC Mathcad Reviews
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Muhammad
- Industry: Civil Engineering
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Review Source
5
Reviewed on 27/06/2022
PTC Mathcad A program for every engineer
Pros
PTC Mathcad is extremely simple and easy to use. Everyone can learn Mathcad without any extensive training or courses. The layout is simple and effective. The program is fast and reliable. Everyone should use this program for daily engineering calculations to save time and avoid errors.
Cons
PTC Mathcad lack in customised units. The software works well only when units are matching with the units that are stored in Mathcad library. There should an option added in the program to add customised units.
Response from PTC
Hi Muhammad! Thank you for the positive review! We're happy that you love using PTC Mathcad!
Regarding custom units, you can define your own custom units (documented https://support.ptc.com/help/mathcad/r8.0/en/index.html#page/PTC_Mathcad_Help/defining_units_and_unit_functions.html#wwID0ESSIGB or here in video form https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnOhPdu-NKQ ); if you would like to make units based off a unit system not in the product, please submit a feature request.
Replied 28/06/2022
Jan
- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Review Source
1
Reviewed on 19/01/2022
PTC - The Ruination of Mathcad
PTC has ruined one of the best programs ever. There was a substitute of sorts, the Svientific Notebook program. However, that company went out of business in 2021.
Pros
Mathcad under Mathsoft was the engineers friend.
Cons
Since PTC acquired Mathsoft, users have endured forced upgrades, incompatible legacy worksheets, and outrageous price hikes.
Verified Reviewer
- Industry: Civil Engineering
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 6-12 months
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Review Source
4
Reviewed on 01/12/2022
Nice for formatting but I still prefer excel
Pros
The format in which the calculations come are consistent
Cons
It lacks a lot of functionalities that excel gives like linking cells
Response from PTC
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you still prefer Excel to Mathcad for engineering calculations.
With regards to linking cells (and most other relevant calculation areas), Mathcad Prime absolutely has Excel-esque capabilities, if not better.
You can use the Definition operator to define variables or functions, and you can then use that definition across your worksheet, much like a linked cell in Excel. When you change the value of a definition, that change propagates to everywhere else the definition is used.
In addition, you can reference other worksheets' definitions by using Mathcad's Include Worksheet feature, which is akin to how to link cells between different Excel worksheets.
With regards to other lacking functionality, please request that missing functionality on the PTC Community Mathcad Ideas board so our team can document it and implement it to make Mathcad Prime a better product to serve your needs.
Again, thank you for your review.
Replied 07/12/2022
Daniel
- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Review Source
4
Reviewed on 28/07/2023
The replacement to spreadsheets, PTC Mathcad
I used it to present several papers, and I liked the way the worksheet is customizable, and it looked like a real checkered sheets, besides, you didn't have to have a calculator or an Excel sheet next to you, since all the calculations were done by the program. However, I never found an option to place formulas in a presentation way, so I had to do it in external software and add them in image format.
Pros
Presentation and order is the main strength of PTC Mathcad, as it is the perfect combination of Word and Excel. On a sheet (of set sizes), you can place Titles, Subtitles, text in general; and most importantly, mathematical formulas. That, the same software performs the calculations to solve different engineering problems. And in the same way these data can be represented in tables or graphs that are elaborated with tools integrated with the program.
Cons
It is very difficult to present an unresolved formula in Mathcad, that is to say, when placing a formula without declared variables, they are painted red, indicating that this formula is an error, and this error when passing it to a PDF document, continues to be visible, being annoying.
Response from PTC
Thanks for enjoying PTC Mathcad!
One trick to present formulas in a presentation way without evaluating them is to use the "Equal To" operator. (Ctrl + =)
Replied 02/08/2023
Verified Reviewer
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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Review Source
5
Reviewed on 19/02/2023
Review: PTC Mathcad
Pros
1. Comparatively easy to write detailed engineering worksheets.2. Complex mathematical expressions can be written in an expanded form which facilitates the verification.
Cons
Picture add-in feature can be improved.Overlapping of pictures over texts should be prevented automatically.
