Re: [mathcad] MathCAD plotting guidance

Author: Kerri Mongelli Posted: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:03:58 -0700

I recently attended a MathCAD tutorial session at PTC. I asked a couple of similar questions about plotting. I was told that if you want different units the only way to change them is to divide by them. There is no way to then change how the axes are labeled even though showing unit/otherunit looks confusing to individuals not familiar with MathCAD. I was told that a workaround for this would be to make images of the units you wanted to show and to paste them over the labels shown in the worksheet. It is kind of a hack job, but if you're trying to alleviate confusion I think it's the best you can do. If it comforts you at all they say it is one of the things they are working to improve (along with word processing interfaces).

Also, I believe you only have to specify units on the limits when they are not the default units. I am not certain of this fact though.

Hope I was of a little help.

-Kerri Mongelli

Tom Boni "tfboni" wrote:
Can anyone point me to a good reference on control of
units when plotting in MathCAD?

Is it sometimes necessary to divide the plotted
function by the desired units?

Is it always necessary to specify units on the axis
limits?

Any help would be appreciated.

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