[mathcad] RE: Mathcad 14 Results Display Errors

Author: Philip Oakley Posted: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 21:45:00 +0100

Bill

The problem would appear to be a new feature (V14), which is that the zero
threshold can be set on every result equation. So you can't set a global
value like you used to be able to do. So once you have a large sheet that is
going wrong, you have to go round every result and change it's format
(Format Result >> Tolerance tab)

All you results are below the default 10^-15 value so display as zero.

For those cases when you have an extra digit in the nth place, that is just
binary rounding error [I assert that rather than checking it!]

The other option is to add you preffered multiplier into the units place
holder to get within 10^15 of your result.

You should post this on the collab and to ptc support as a poor feature.

Philip

From: Bill Dumke "mailto:billd"
Sent: 01 July 2007 4:30 AM
To: Mathcad Discussion List
Cc: Bill Dumke
Subject: [mathcad] Mathcad 14 Results Display Errors

I am having trouble with getting Mathcad 14 to display results correctly.

In some cases, the exponential threshold does not work except when 17
decimal places are selected to be displayed, but even then additional
numbers appear in the result at the 14th or 15th decimal places.

I did a "mathcad /register" from the command line in the Mathcad 14
folder to re associate DLL files, but it did not help.

Also did a repair of Mathcad 14 in Add or Remove Programs in Control
Panel. That did not help either.

See attached Mathcad 14 file.

I hope the list still works. I have been getting 4 or 5 day delays on
my submittals before they are posted on the Adeptscience web site..

Bill

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