Friday, November 2, 2007

RE: Mathcad

Did you mean 'importing' Excel spreadsheet using OLE (Object Linking and
Embedding), or converting Excel spreadsheet to native Mathcad spreadsheet.

Suresh Acharya, S.E.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: William.Sherman@CH2M.com [mailto:William.Sherman@CH2M.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 8:48 AM
> To: seaint@seaint.org
> Subject: RE: Mathcad
>
>
> MathCAD worksheets can import Excel spreadsheets - there
> should be a help file on their website or in their Help files
> to explain this. There are 2 or 3 options, depending upon
> your intent for file interaction.
>
> Bill Sherman
> CH2M HILL / DEN
> 720-286-2792
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Acharya, Suresh [mailto:Suresh.Acharya@ci.concord.ca.us]
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 9:43 AM
> To: 'seaint@seaint.org'
> Subject: RE: Mathcad
>
> Has anybody used MathCAD APIs to customize MathCAD spreadsheets?
>
> As of the previous versions, I found the MathCAD APIs
> available to developers were very my much limited and
> severely restricted. MathCAD spreadsheet, as it is, is great,
> but not adequate to do all sort of structural calculations.
>
> I doubt MathCAD and Excel talk to each other at all.
>
> Suresh Acharya, S.E.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alex C. Nacionales [mailto:anacionales@insightts.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 7:42 PM
> > To: seaint@seaint.org
> > Subject: Re: Mathcad
> >
> >
> > Yes, Mathcad can use data files. Mathcad can load a data file like
> > axial loads and moments of a structure taken from an
> analysis program
> > then design the footings,columns using these data and formulas
> > created in Mathcad.
> >
> > Alex Nacionales
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gautam Manandhar" <Gautam_Manandhar@ci.richmond.ca.us>
> > To: <seaint@seaint.org>
> > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 3:24 AM
> > Subject: RE: Mathcad
> >
> >
> > Can anyone discuss the ease of ( if possible) of importing
> data files
> > and worksheets from Excel.
> >
> > gautam
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Scott Maxwell [mailto:smaxwell@umich.edu]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 12:07 PM
> > To: seaint@seaint.org
> > Subject: RE: Mathcad vs. Matlab
> >
> > I would say MathCAD is likely more useful...unless you are doing
> > stiffness method by hand and need to do manipulation of large
> > matricies and lots of matrix math. MathCAD allows for graphical
> > calculation sheets (i.e. you can create functional forumula
> that are
> > visible). This of Excel to some degree except all the forumlas are
> > visable and function...not hidden in cells). Matlab is
> primarily aimed
>
> > at doing serious matix math, but can do "regular" math too...but is
> > not as graphical (i.e. see the formulas) as MathCAD...at least the
> > last time I used it.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Scott
> > Adrian, MI
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Haan, Scott M POA [mailto:Scott.M.Haan@poa02.usace.army.mil]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 2:24 PM
> > To: seaint@seaint.org
> > Subject: Mathcad vs. Matlab
> >
> >
> > Is Mathcad or Matlab more useful for structural engineering?
> > I haven't used either, what is the difference?
> >
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