Scilab vs matlab generator#
Scilab vs matlab windows 10#
Scilab vs matlab software#
Scilab vs matlab code#

The software are built for different things, and are proficient in different areas because of that. I realise after having slept on it, my question is a bit like asking which is better, chalk or cheese? Homework forum: // FAQ731-376: Forum Policies forum1529: Translation Assistance for Engineers RE: Which software to go for, MatLab, Maple, MathCAD, Maxima, Mathematica ? RobertFinney (Aeronautics)

Scilab vs matlab windows 10#

So far, Windows 10 seems to get along with M15. The WSIWYG graphics and graphing are substantially improved over M15, but it was horrifically slow in loading, so I'm still using M15 as long as it'll execute on my computers. Note that PTC allows you to use a crippled version of Prime permanently for free, so you can try it out and see if it's to your liking.

However, any version below MP3 is substantially less capable than M15, but my recollection is that MP5 will be the first version of Prime that would be functionally comparable to M15. Mathcad Prime is a complete re-write of Mathcad that PTC has undertaken to get rid of some legacy bugs and issues. Mathematica, Maple, etc., are, I think, primarily for symbolic applications.Ī tool that used to be more prominent is TK!Solver, which I've only a passing familiarity with, but I think it can handle units with some prodding. However, Matlab does also have freeware compatible competitors, like Octave and SciLab, although I've been told that SciLab is less compatible than Octave. Python also has hooks into some other free/open software, like ImageJ and Fiji. Python is really big in the scientific lab community, and the freeness is very appealing to those types. Did I mention it's free? And there are two competing IDEs Spyder and Canopy. However, Matlab reigns supreme as a procedural programming environment, and if that's critical to your application, then you're stuck, although, it might behoove you to consider Python, which is FREE, as are almost all of its toolkits. The inability to use units is usually a complete deal-breaker for me, because my customers, who ought to know better still randomly use differing units in differing disciplines, although that's gotten much better, but US customary still creeps in occasionally.

I would agree with the general sentiment I'm much more of a Mathcad user than Matlab, and I think that the choice is very heavily dependent on application and usage. What about other available software? Mathematica for example, seems quite popular?Īlso what about MathCAD Prime? I've only used the original MathCAD.Ĭheers! RE: Which software to go for, MatLab, Maple, MathCAD, Maxima, Mathematica ? IRstuff (Aerospace) 27 Jan 16 22:48

Scilab vs matlab generator#

What would people recommend? Has anybody used the report generator in MatLab?Īm I wrong in my opinion on either of these software? The fact that MatLab cannot evaluate symbolically or precisely doesn't bother me too much (we're doing engineering after all)

Scilab vs matlab code#

It's only major downfalls to me seem to be it's inability to work in units, and the difficulty/labour in getting readable reports out of it showing the code and supporting figures/images etc.Ī report generator toolbox is available, but I don't know how good or usable it is. Loads of built in helpful functions, and great online help. MatLab is much easier to get on with in my opinion, but that's maybe just because I've used it a lot more. It seems crashy, the online help seems very limited, especially compared to MatLab. Handles units automatically, minimizing risk of errors, and can evaluate things symbolically, and therefore exactly. Putting in figures and tables and stuff in the middle of the calulcations is a doddle. And since the math is shown in proper mathematical notation, it's easy to follow. MathCAD makes very nice reports, very easily. My opinions are based on limited experience, but as far as I can tell each has a number of strong advantages and disadvantages with respect to my requirements. The two programs which I have experience in, are MathCAD and MatLab. These tools will be used to demonstrate compliance showing, so it would be nice if the results would be easily turned into a readable and well presented reports. The maths will mostly be pretty basic textbook theory, so the mathematics isn't too involved. I need some software to develop some computational tools and present the analysis methods and results. This is my first post on Eng-tips, I'm looking for some help in choosing software.