PTC Mathcad vs. Simcenter Femap

PTC Mathcad

PTC Mathcad

14 Reviews and Ratings

Simcenter Femap

Simcenter Femap

6 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
PTC Mathcad	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	PTC Mathcad Prime is a digital engineering notebook enabling engineers, mathematicians, and scientists to solve, analyze, document, and share their calculations. It helps users to solve problems accurately the first time numerically and/or symbolically, and then reuse important intellectual property with templates to save time on the next project.	$735 per year
Simcenter Femap	Score 8.0 out of 10	N/A	Simcenter is presented by Siemens as a flexible, open, and scalable portfolio of predictive simulation and test tools, and a key component within the company's Xcelerator portfolio. The simulation suite, includes products acquired from Mentor Graphics, such as the FloTHERM suite, the FloEFD product applications, and FloMaster.	N/A

Pricing

PTC Mathcad

Simcenter Femap

Editions & Modules

Mathcad Prime 10 License: $735
per year

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
PTC Mathcad	Simcenter Femap
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

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User Ratings
	PTC Mathcad	Simcenter Femap
Likelihood to Recommend	9.1 (0 ratings)	8.2 (0 ratings)
Usability	6.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	PTC Mathcad	Simcenter Femap
Likelihood to Recommend	It is definitely a must have for every design engineer. The formulas can be written in the expanded format which facilitates the process. The measurement unit feature is very useful and helps prevent errors in formulas. Mathcad is now equipped with a decent spell checker which is also very helpful. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	A brilliant tool to use for complex FE Analysis beyond the scope of design checks. Incentivized Danny Wadewitz Stress Engineer Read full review
Pros	MathCad has a relatively easy to learn and easy to use programming language. It is easy to deploy and manage seats of MathCad. Documentation and support are reasonably strong. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Simcenter Femap is well linked with NX Nastran such that the .dat file can be manipulated from within the software The API interface makes it highly automatized Incentivized Danny Wadewitz Stress Engineer Read full review
Cons	A limited number of file formats for export, especially those that support visual graphics in vector format Interfaces for mathematics and equations with MathType and LaTeX / MikTex / Tex Limited functionality for visualization of data in a 3D format Incentivized Yevgen Gorash Research Fellow Read full review	Some versions are prematurely released containing many bugs Incentivized Danny Wadewitz Stress Engineer Read full review
Usability	Higher-order math, despite symbolics, become tedious and variable nomenclature isn't as forgiving as other programs. Due to it's sheet-like nature, the greater the complexity the more bothersome the screen usage becomes. But it's a trade-off between a sketchpad-like interface or lines and lines of code. Pick your poison but MathCad was our choice. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	I have not found an alternative that is as useful as [PTC Mathcad]. In fact it is exactly what I've been looking for for some time. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Mathcad has allowed us to take legacy hand written calculations and document them in an electronic format. Now we can quickly run different design scenarios using the legacy calculations. It allows us to quickly vet new design options. Sharing new design concepts is quicker and easier within our various design groups. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Quick turn around time for Analyses Incentivized Danny Wadewitz Stress Engineer Read full review
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