- Natural math notation
- Automatic update of calculations
- Algebra and trigonometry operators and functions
- Comprehensive documentation (integrating live math, text, plots, and images in one spot)
- X-Y Plotting
- Automatic unit checking and conversion
- Basic numeric functions and operators
PTC Mathcad is an engineering calculations software that allows you to perform, analyze, document, and share calculations easily. To put it simply – Mathcad Express is a free version of Mathcad Prime with lifetime limited functionalities.
When you download PTC Mathcad Express, you are able to access full capabilities that you would with the licensed version of PTC Mathcad Prime 6.0 for the first 30 days. At the end of 30 days, you’ll lose the advanced math notations but will still have lifetime access to PTC Mathcad Express.
PTC Mathcad Capabilities
*Available for the first 30 days in Mathcad Express
| Express | Subscription | |
| PTC Mathcad Express | Individual/Multiple Licenses | |
| New in Prime 6.0 | ||
| Spell Check* | * | X |
| Hyperlinks in Text* | * | X |
| Custom Margin, Header, Footer Sizes* | * | X |
| Usability | ||
| Write Equations using Natural Math Notation | X | X |
| Basic Math | ||
| Automatic update of calculations | X | X |
| Algebra and trigonometry operators and functions | X | X |
| Documentation | ||
| Comprehensive documentation | X | X |
| Standardize engineering process using templates* | * | X |
| Content Protection* | * | X |
| Equation Wrapping* | * | X |
| Plotting | ||
| X-Y Plots | X | X |
| Advanced plot types: Polar, Contour, 3D* | * | X |
| Advanced Math | ||
| Programming* | * | X |
| Solve systems of linear, non-linear, and differential equations | – | X |
| Evaluate expressions symbolically* | * | X |
| Embed Excel directly in your worksheet* | * | X |
| Advanced Engineering Mathematics: e.g. Design of Experiments, Differential Equations, Solving Regression* | * | X |
| Advanced Numeric Functions: e.g. Fourier Transforms, Signal Processing, Statistics & Data Analysis* | * | X |
| License Options | ||
| Centralized IT management and administration | – | X |
| eLearning Libraries | – | X |
PTC Mathcad Express includes:
Mathcad Premium (licensed version of Mathcad) includes:
- Spellcheck, hyperlinks, and customized margins, headers, footers
- Excel component (integration with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets)
- Content protection (protect content with passwords, locking, and degree of access)
- Solving and optimization
- Programming (customizing your environment to meet your specific requirements)
- Templates (simply use templates as a basis for your new worksheets)
- Advanced plotting
- Symbolics engine (analytics/theoretical approach to math)
- Export to Microsoft Word (ability to save as word document file)
- Advanced math functions (perform linear algebra, non-linear algebra, or matrix manipulations)
Mathcad Free Trial
Download PTC Mathcad Express for a 30 day trial of what you can expect from a fully licensed version of PTC MC Prime 6.0 and when you’re ready to purchase a license, contact us.
FAQ
Can a Mathcad Prime file be opened in Mathcad Express?
Mathcad worksheets that are created with the fully licensed version of Mathcad Prime can be opened in Mathcad Express. In MC Express, edits can be made to the text. In MC Express, any edits made to the math that utilizes a premium feature will issue a message to the user indicating that the feature requires a license. Math created with premium features will not calculate in MC Express. Accordingly, math created with Express/non-premium features will in-fact recalculate in MC Express.
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