This channel offers a series of tutorial videos on engineering matters. It offers a series of introductory tutorials on Mechanics of Materials as well as lecture videos covering off the fundamentals of the topic. I am slowly expanding on these videos with additional and more advanced tutorial videos. Over the years I've added tutorials on several key software programs. Among these are: MSWord tutorials (learn the core fundamentals of making an editable document for collaborative work, in particular an engineering or other STEM discipline report or thesis). MSProject tutorials built up based on a bathroom renovation project as an example (from basic to advanced); and PTC Mathcad tutorials (the fundamentals of using the program for engineering design and analysis calculations). I'm thinking I will continue to add to this series with both new features videos, and also some working examples.
I'm always looking for ideas for the next video so be sure to comment your questions!
Thanks, sorry about that. Try this, maybe it will work better. (If for some reason the link doesn't work, just go to the playlist for Mathcad on the channel and you should find everything) drive.google.com/file/d/1nVez6GlXBffNjn4W6K2KiAEnqO5NHckX/view?usp=drive_link
I've had challenges with the link. Try this: drive.google.com/file/d/1nVez6GlXBffNjn4W6K2KiAEnqO5NHckX/view?usp=sharing It isn't the most up to date but covers off most. If it works, let me know and I'll scoot through the various videos updating it.
Ok, so how do you use a symbol like sigma in a function without mathcad treating it as a constant? I'm just trying to plot the gaussian distribution using the greek letter sigma, and mathcad turns it green and assumes it's the Boltzmann constant with units in W⋅m−2⋅K−4. How do I make the green turn to black?
@@PatJHeffernan I'm trying that now, using the label styles as in your video "PTC Mathcad - Label Styles" It overrides me every time and keeps sigma as a constant. if I type 5σ=, it tells me 2.835x10^-7 kg/s^-3K-4. If I change σ to a variable and hit enter, the answer should be a question mark and a red circle should appear around σ telling me my variable has not been defined. Instead it goes back to green and assumes Boltzmann's constant. This is silly because there are multiple other common uses for the Greek letter σ. So why choose one in the software? And if it's to be a constant, then why is not not in the constants dropdown instead of symbols? There needs to be a global assignment options box for each worksheet where you specify these types of things for the entire sheet.
@@DavidKonyndyk I’m not sure what to say… I am able to manage sigmas label and shift it between constant and variable without issue (I just pulled out the computer to check).
@@DavidKonyndyk As for the constants drop down box, it only has the most common ones listed as there are too many constants to list there. Once a symbol is designated as a variable or constant, it should maintain its definition until changed within the worksheet. If you have suggestions for the UI, you should engage with PTC, I find them very approachable.
@@PatJHeffernan Well thanks for checking, but I'm on Prime 9.0 and it definitely won't switch. Perhaps it's because I'm on the trial license or something.
Hi. I am happy to provide the bones of the spreadsheet if you want to use it to program your VBA. I'm an educator, I believe the learning is in the doing. (That said, I've struggled to find a suitable means of sharing documents... I've tried Google Docs but seem to run into challenges... I am open to suggestions).
Hello Pat, I understand how to set a baseline at the beginning of a project. However, how to assign an existing schedule as a baseline of a new schedule in MSP? This is an easy task in P6 but I could not find any option to assign an existing/old schedule as baseline current schedule.
This used to be more common as it allows us to signify a torque easily, including direction (right hand rule) in 2D. Newer texts show the torque as a curved arrow, but this requires a 3D diagram to fully comprehend. The double-arrow as torque is simple and easier than curved arrows for personal calculation notes… especially for 2D representation, which most of us do. Curved arrows are easy to misunderstand the direction.
sweet, just starting to learn Mathcad. Other pro tip is that once you go in the ribbon menu "operators and symbols" and click symbols and the entire symbols menu drop down, you can mouse over the symbols and Mathcad shows you the Ctrl+G command for them! It actually does that for other Mathcad command.
The 95-100% probability seems to be close to the "pessimitic" estimite in this example (and some other simple examples I have seen). Is this usually the case ? What confidence value do PMs use in real world projects ? Are they looking for 90-100% confidence ?
I don’t think it is actually possible to answer your question. The diverse nature of projects across the breadth of industries and circumstances change the variability of factors incredibly. I think you have to learn your industry and the nature of your projects to figure out what your risk tolerance is or should be.
@@PatJHeffernan I am looking for a real world example. So if someone has used this ; what was the industry , what was the confidence value they used , and how far off the pessimistic number was the value ?
Hello, very interesting video. It would be possible in MS project to create an excel report at every status update with the EV columns in the way to create my customized graphs in excel or even in powerapps? Thanks
@@PatJHeffernan Hello, thank you for your help. I am trying to use earned value on my project but I am freaking because the project is not really standard. It would be possible to ask you a couple of question to help me figure it out? How can I write you? Thanks a lot
Sure… if you tune in to this video it will answer your question completely. MS Project 8 - Tracking Progress and Variance ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fZU7AM2wwiU.htmlsi=Aw6wTbbZq-44MBa-
@@PatJHeffernan Many thanks Kind Sir! Most greatly appreciated. Your MS Project videos are the best and most compelling among many I have seen. Easy to listen and learn from start to finish without getting distracted or losing focus. 👍👍👍
Do you have any idea how to assign a single person split activities and use auto-levelling? For example, parts are ordered and are 4 weeks out but will take 2 hours or a week (no fixed time) for follow-up, or the person has to research suppliers and complete the design with a 1 wk offset of start and finish, but otherwise parallel path efforts at 75%/ 25% time (aside from fixed recurring conflicts)? I can't find anything helpful anywhere and you're the only person who's fully demonstrated many of the things that project can do.
Hi Beth. Sadly, I don't have a quick answer for you. I'd be happy to investigate but it won't be timely as I'm at the start of a fairly large move. You can likely find me on linkedIn or Facebook to connect if you want to explore a solution some months from now. (My current effort with MSProject is to start looking at MSProject Online and MSProject's integration with Planner to see what opportunities are there).
I can open it with the link so it might be a permissions issue. I reset the permissions so anyone can view (which is what I thought it was set at)... maybe try again?
Well, I obviously appreciate the program. I am not associated with PTC at all,... other than being friendly and having participated in one of their webinars.
Iterative plot could mean: a fascicle/nomogram of the function if it contains a parameter(s) that varies. Like: mx+2y+5=0, where m takes a range of values. There are those graphs on advanced books showing how a function behaves as a specific parameter (m) varies.
Sorry. You can play with the automated features, they work, but you have to review the choices the AI makes for you and I found you spend more time editing them than I do if I do it manually. This is likely biased based on the size and nature of projects I’ve worked on.
Thanks. Try this and see how it works: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w-Ksgy1XD-OI5bbaIhF19DyYRbpLZq2O/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=103534787204661770563&rtpof=true&sd=true
Sure. Most popular for professional drawings is the Adobe Suite of software (Illustrator, Photoshop, etc). Getting more common are getting drawings out of 3D models (SolidWorks, Fusion360, etc). When I do this I usually end up augmenting them with markups in Illustrator, etc. For most things I find PPT the simplest and most accessible.
Sure. I talk about how I insert images here (PTC Mathcad - Inserting Images ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_sqdJpMmUQc.html). I just make the images in PPT and then use the “save as” feature to turn them into a png.
Actually they make perfect sense, it is the empirical formula itself that makes little sense outside the context of its explanatory notes. Why not just add a comment explaining the nature of the equation and units?
Hi, great stuff as always, thanks for your videos! I have a problem that I guess is a bit tricky to explain. If I want to solve a problem, and use symbolic values, I can't figure out how to define ('save') the output from a solve function containing a symbolic value. In an exercise, a force is given as 'F' and dimensions as multiples of 'a'. With the solve function and explicit parameter, as you show in this video, yes, I can get the output I want, but it remains undefined until I define 'F' and 'a' as numerical values. I would need the values in further equations, so I want to achieve a valuable defined using symbolic values. Maybe I'm missing something basic? I hope it makes sense. Thanks :)
