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PTC Mathcad
The best tool for engineering calculations. Many engineers reach for spreadsheet software for convenience — but it isn't the best tool for the job. Discover the efficiency and comfort of software built specifically for engineering math.
Using Spreadsheet Software for Engineering Calculations? Think Again.
Many engineers use spreadsheet software for engineering calculations because it's convenient. But spreadsheet software isn't the best tool for the job. Even while keeping your existing spreadsheets, discover the benefits and comfort a dedicated engineering calculation tool can bring to your efficiency.
Spreadsheet software was originally built for basic accounting and finance, tabulating calculations in rows and columns. Since then it has evolved to add math functions, but it has stayed faithful to its original grid format. A spreadsheet is a convenient choice — but is it the right choice for engineers?
Spreadsheet
CELL REFERENCEThis is what typical engineering math looks like in spreadsheet software. Instead of focusing on the engineering, you're lost in cell references and nested parentheses — and with no visible units, it's hard to tell what the formula is even for.
PTC Mathcad
NATURAL NOTATIONThe same example equation, in Mathcad's natural math notation, looks like it came straight out of a math textbook. Any engineer can look at the formula and understand it instantly — and Mathcad tracks the units for you.
Mathcad's Approach to Engineering Calculations
Choose Mathcad — spreadsheet software simply can't compete. Mathcad gives engineers an application built specifically for engineering math.
PTC Mathcad is designed to meet the needs of engineers. Mathcad's natural math notation displays equations as they'd appear in a math textbook, so any engineer can look at the formula and understand it instantly.
Its whiteboard-style interface makes it easy to define, understand and modify engineering calculations, while representing the math visually and intuitively. Mathcad also tracks units — so you always know exactly what physical quantity your calculation represents.
Natural Math Notation
Equations look and read like they came straight out of a textbook.
Unit Tracking
Automatically know which physical quantity every calculation represents.
Whiteboard Interface
Define and modify engineering calculations through an intuitive, visual interface.
Easy Verification
Checking and validating work is far easier without any cell-reference chaos.
About Mathcad
Mathcad is calculation software from PTC, purpose-built for engineering math. It displays equations in natural math notation, automatically tracks units, and makes it easy to document and share your calculations.
Spreadsheet software works through cell references and grid logic, which makes it hard to see what a formula actually means. Mathcad displays equations in natural math notation, just like a textbook, and tracks units so the meaning of every calculation stays transparent.
Mathcad is used across calculation-heavy disciplines including mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical and industrial engineering — for everything from design calculations to reporting and verification.
Once you assign units to a variable, Mathcad automatically tracks, converts and checks those units throughout the calculation — flagging inconsistent unit usage immediately.
Thanks to Mathcad's intuitive whiteboard interface, the learning curve is short. With VIAMETRIX's Mathcad training programs, you can reach expert-level proficiency in a short time.