Things you love/hate with mathcad 2

[weikequ]

Hey guys, I'm a structural turned software engineer and I'm building a mathcad-ish alternative (primarily due to the lack of care and innovation PTC's shown for the software). I'm really curious about the things you love or hate about the software. Maybe PTC can also see this thread and then I can go back to just using mathcad lol. For me:

Awesome
- handling units
- displaying/typing math in a really natural way

Not awesome
- lack of integration points with my other tools
- no sketches
- PTC hasn't done anything really great to improve the software in like 10+ years

 

[IRstuff]

SW, I think Calculate in Word Add-in does live math directly in Word, so it's possibly somewhat better than embedding a live Mathcad sheet inside of Word, which used to be possible in M11 or so, since MC can't do that anymore.

 

[Jakob 76]

But... But... Aren't you missing the point?

Hmmm, maybe I assume too much.
Some engineers create mathematical models of the systems and structures they create, optimize, and certify.
Other engineers show that they did some math.
If nobody ever looks over your shoulder to see you made a mistake on page 3, then you have nothing to worry about as you type dead equations on page 45.

Yes, that's always the problem with engineering. If your work is not checked there is the risk that errors are not noted. I always (try to) write my reports in a way that it could be checked by an external reviewer. And my reports often are reviewed (and off course the reviewer has comments )