Mathcad 13 features a number of improvements to promote worksheet quality, increase calculation speed, and provide traceability. In some cases, these changes have caused incompatibilities with previous versions. In most cases, they provide clearer, faster, or more stable ways of achieving the same functionality. For complete information on these changes, see the Migration Guide Tutorial included with the product.
Feature
Mathcad 13
Mathcad 12
Mathcad 11
XML as the Native File Format
XMCD is the native file format (XML text).
MCD (binary) and XMCD (XML text) are both native file formats.
MCD is the native file format (binary).
Custom Unit Systems Scale Results Universally
Alternate unit simplification rules can be reviewed and set in Tools > Worksheet Options.
Alternate unit simplification rules can be typed in the XML file.
Unit simplification rules are defined inside Mathcad. Result display can only be changed using the unit placeholder.
