TEDDS appears to be solely directed at structural calculations and documentation. I've only seen the Lite version, so I have no idea how the sheet was created, or what else it's capable of doing.

Ostensibly, Mathcad should be capable of doing most of what TEDDS can do, but with a lot more work, since the code documentation, material properties, and section properties are not specifically integrated into the program. However, Mathcad is a general purpose calculation program, and can do a lot of other things that might not be of particular interest for a structural analyst. Nonetheless, Roark and Young calculations have been recreated in Mathcad, as have a number of other user-supplied calculations. However, bear in mind that Mathcad's documentation format is definitely not as clean looking as that of TEDDS. So, it boils down to how narrow are your interests, and what you intend to do with the programs. Given an unlimited choice, having both programs would be the ideal case, since the overlap in capability, while substantial, is not 100%.

TTFN RE: TEDDS vs. Mathcad - comments? (Structural) 18 Aug 10 22:49. If you want to try a freeware version of Mathcad, take a look at SMath Studio - it has most of the core functionality of Mathcad (including units-awareness, symbolic calculus, etc), but at a much better price. (You can't beat free!) I use Mathcad at work, but use SMath Studio on my home computer, and on my Windows Phone. Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 Direct.

I was so impressed that I donated to the developer to encourage him to continue developing the product - take a look! RE: TEDDS vs. Mathcad - comments? (Structural) 22 Aug 10 16:54. Jhardy1 - On your recommendation, I downloaded the Smath program and gave it a spin. I wasn't able to use the units as I am with MathCad. The units only work for symbolic and not for evaluation. Christmas With The Rat Pack Download Zip.