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Mathcad

Mathcad

Important

MATHCAD IS FOR WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS ONLY

KEEP TRACK OF YOUR SERIAL NUMBER THAT WILL BE SENT TO YOU

Civil Engineering​

The Civil Engineering department holds several student edition yearly term licenses. These are distributed based on class list information from the faculty.

Documentation​

Documentation Link

Documentation - MathCAD Prime 9.0
Administration and Installation Guide for Mathcad Prime 9.0 is included with download

Download and Installation​

Step 1: Download Instructions

  • Login with your VMI CREDENTIALS not a personal Box Account
  • BOX DOWNLOAD LINK
  • Extract the contents to a location on your computer

Step 2: Silent Installation Instructions (RECOMMENDED INSTALL METHOD)

This silent install method will install everything in the background with no user interaction. Please allow the black cmd.exe window to close on its own even after the progress bar finishes.

*NOTE* Right click the installer.bat file and click 'Run as administrator'

*NOTE* Prime 9.0 is the same installation process shown below for Prime 8.0

Once installation completes you must license your product

Step 2a: Manual Installation Instructions (USE IF HAVING ISSUES WITH SILENT INSTALLATION METHOD)

  1. Run setup.exe 00

  2. Select Install new software and click Next 01

  3. Read through the Software License Agreement and select if you accept or decline the agreements and click Next (You may see a popup that states Please wait while we retrieve available application information, if so please wait until you see the next step) 02

  4. Leave all selection defaults on the Application Selection screen and verify PTC Mathcad Prime is selected and click Next 03

  5. On the Customize Selected Applications screen select XMCD MCD Converter and click Install 04

  6. Once installation is complete click Finish 05

Once installation completes you must license your product using the licensing instructions found below

Step 3: Licensing Instructions

  1. Open PTC Mathcad Prime 8.0.0. While opening a new window will popup named PTC Mathcad Prime 9.0.0.0 License Wizard and select Activate Purchased License and click Next 06

  2. If you do not have a PTC.COM account select I am new to PTC.COM and need to create an account and click Next. If you already have a PTC.COM account please skip to step 4. 07

  3. Fill out the required information to create your account. This will bring you back to the Login selection page. 08

  4. Select I have a PTC.COM account and enter your credentials and click Next. 09

  5. Input your Product Code you were sent in your email. Do not change the Host ID Click Next. 10

  6. Make sure PTC Mathcad Prime 9.0.0.0 is selected and click Acquire License. Once the license is acquired you can exit the license wizard and Mathcad licensing is complete. 11

Mathcad Express Free for Life​

IMPORTANT

Please note that Mathcad Express after the 30 day trial will not have all the features that are available in Mathcad 15 which is used in the labs. Please see refer to the comparison chart to see the difference in features

PTC offers free-for-life Engineering Math Software. PTC Mathcad Express is free math software that gives lifetime access to selected features of PTC Mathcad Prime 7.0

When you download PTC Mathcad Express and choose the 30-day full functionality option, you’ll get access to the full version of PTC Mathcad Prime 7.0 for 30 days*. You’ll be able to:

  • Convert your units automatically to prevent costly errors
  • Analyze your results with interactive 2D and 3D plots
  • Document using standard math notation and advanced math formatting
  • Integrate your PTC Mathcad worksheet directly into a Creo model
  • Allows you to present your calculations with plots, graphs, text, and images in a single document

*At the end of 30 days, you’ll then automatically have lifetime access to PTC Mathcad Express, a lighter version of PTC Mathcad Prime 7.0.

Installation Instructions

Please see check the system requirements: View the PTC Mathcad Prime Installation and Administration Guide - 7

Go to https://www.mathcad.com/en/try-and-buy/mathcad-express-free-download and fill out the form using your VMI email and click submit. You should receive an email from PTC with your trial download within two hours. Please check your junk or spam email folders as well. If you do not receive the email you will need to contact PCT at mathcadna@ptc.com.

Within the email will be provided a download link to download PTC Mathcad Express, click the "INSTALL SOFTWARE" button to download the installer.

Click the link for the installation guide provided on the same page as the download link to view and follow installation instructions. If outdated please use the updated documentation located withint he email

Installation Quick Overview:

  • INTRODUCTION: Keep default "Install New Software" and click next
  • SOFTWARE AGREEMENT: Accept the software license agreement and click next
  • APPLICATION SELECTION: Keep the default application selections and click install
  • INSTALLATION: Wait until installation is complete, you will see progress indicators for estimate time left
  • FINISH: Click Finish to exit the PTC Installation Assistant

Prerequisite Errors​

If you are encountering prerequisite errors during installation please see support options