How can I see underlines when entering expression ...

Maple 2021.1/Windows 10.

When entering 2d expressions into the bottom line of a worksheet, i.e. at the bottom of the window, I can't see the underscores used to indicate bracketing.

A workaround is to use ^J to get another input prompt at the bottom of the window.

Is there some way to get a bigger margin at the bottom of the window?

Cheers,

Steve.

How to simplify rational surds...

The square root of x+8-square root of x+9-square root of 2x+4

Why Explore does't work ?...

restart;
with(plots); with(LinearAlgebra);
_EnvHorizontalName := 'x';

_EnvVerticalName := 'y';

x1,y1,x2,y2,x3,y3:=0,-3,3,1,5,-2:
A := [x1, y1]: B := [x2, y2]: C := [x3, y3]:

Barycentre := proc (A, B, t) description "Barycentre de 2 points A(1) et B(t) dans le rapport t";
return [(1-t)*A[1]+t*B[1], (1-t)*A[2]+t*B[2]] end proc;
ellip := proc (r1, r2) local a, b, c, d, e, f, D, E, F, eq1, eq2, eq3, eq4, eq5, eq6, x0, y0, EE, r3, sol, Ff, Tg;
global A, B, C;
r3 := -1/(r2*r1);
D := Barycentre(C, B, 1/(1-r1)); E := Barycentre(A, C, 1/(1-r2)); F := Barycentre(B, A, 1/(1-r3));
Ff := proc (x, y) options operator, arrow; a*x^2+2*b*x*y+c*y^2+2*d*x+2*e*y+f end proc;
Tg := proc (x0, y0, x, y) options operator, arrow; a*x*x0+b*(x*y0+y*x0)+c*y*y0+d*(x+x0)+e*(y+y0)+f end proc;
eq1 := Ff(D[1], D[2]);
eq2 := Ff(E[1], E[2]);
eq3 := Ff(F[1], F[2]);
eq4 := Tg(F[1], F[2], x1, y1);
eq5 := Tg(D[1], D[2], x2, y2);
eq6 := Tg(E[1], E[2], x3, y3);
sol := op(solve([eq1, eq2, eq3, eq4, eq5, eq6], [a, b, c, d, e]));
assign(sol);
EE := subs(f = 1, Ff(x, y) = 0) end proc;

ellip(-1, -7); tri := plot([A, B, C, A], color = blue):

po := plot([A, B, C], style = point, symbolsize = 15, symbol = solidcircle, color = red);
tp := textplot([[A[], "A"], [B[], "B"], [C[], "C"]], 'align' = {'above', 'left'});
x := 'x'; y := 'y';
ELL := seq(implicitplot(ellip(-7/11-(1/11)*j, -1/17-3*j*(1/17)), x = 0 .. 5, y = -3 .. 1, color = ColorTools:-Color([rand()/10^12, rand()/10^12, rand()/10^12])), j = 1 .. 17);
display([tri, ELL, po, tp], view = [-.5 .. 5.5, -4 .. 1.5], axes = none, scaling = constrained, size = [500, 500]);
Explore(implicitplot(ellip(r1, r2), x = 0 .. 5, y = -3 .. 1), parameters = [r1 = -2.18 .. -.7, r2 = -3 .. -.23]);
Can you tell me why this last instruction does't work ? Thank you.

How to pkill or kill mserver when using Grid?...

I rewrite my code with Grid library using local vCPU of amazon

discover no license of distributed HPC when setup command show need go to acresso.com

can Grid still be used and function with local 96 number of vCPU?

then when I test code, I can not pkill mserver in ps -aux in LInux

can the performance really improved ? Because I suppose 3 to 5 minutes mserver will end and disappear from ps -aux but grid node of mserver still running

originally I can run 100 batches every day., but I have to monitor decrease of memory in order to determine whether can kill mserver for next batch

I expect run 400 batches per day. But Can not kill mserver when using grid

In my code I had using time limit(30, ...)

when using Grid seq of function , can lprint work normally to get results into text ?

i notice Grid up to 57, do I need to recalculate and revise code to fit 96 vCPU for grid number 96?

How to delete my mapleprime account?...

I'd like to delete my mapleprime account and purge all associated data. How to achieve this?

Why Wouldn't a Trimmed Surface with plot3d use Map...

Hi MaplePrimes team,

I am aware that Maple is not designed for CAD and I am not here for you to help me build any advanced system like the example below.

Figure 1: Trimmed surface of fuselage to create airplane windows.

Here I my problem. Even using the adaptmesh option, creating serious trimmed surfaces requires large numbers of grids like for example [3000, 3000] and even beyond, which makes a mesh unnecessary on most of the surface and especially where we don’t need high resolution.

While if we limit the display volume with the Maple’s view command (view = [x1..x2, y1..y2, z1..z2]), the edges are always smooth regardless of the coordinates system or the type of mesh of the surface to be treated.

And so, the reason I’m writing this message is to ask you why creating trimmed surface with plot3d surface wouldn’t use Maple view’s algorithm to get smooth edges?

Future Alternative Solution:

I also take this opportunity to ask you when would it be possible to update the Maple’s grid option such that the point space will variable in term of surface variable. For example:

plot3d(<x(s,t), y(s,t), z(s,t)>, s = s1..s2, t = t1..t2, grid = [m(s,t), n(s,t)] )

I am sure that this solution, which for me does not seem to be difficult to implement, could be an alternative to enrich the mesh where we really need it and therefore a better control. What do you think?

Best.

Guy.

Exporting 3D Plot in Vector Graphics Format...

I am trying to export a 3D plot from Maple (2021) in a vector format that can be imported into Adobe Illustrator without too much trouble. The graphic artist says the PDF files are not useful (“at the base of every PDF is an image file, inside layers and layers of clipping paths; not helpful”). “SVG does not appear to produce usable vectors – well, maybe not, but the one you sent me was super difficult to wrangle”. She had hoped that EPS would be useful, but she was unable to open the EPS file I created (not enough memory).

Here is the example that I have been using as I've asked others for help with this question.

restart;
with(plots);
with(plottools);

T := torus([0, 0, 0], 1/2, 1/2);
C0 := spacecurve([cos(t), sin(t), 0], t = 0 .. 2*Pi, color = red, thickness = 9);
C1 := spacecurve([0.5*cos(t), 0.5*sin(t), 0.5], t = 0 .. 2*Pi, color = red, thickness = 9);
C2 := spacecurve([0.5*(1 + cos(t)), 0, 0.5*sin(t)], t = 0 .. Pi, color = blue, thickness = 9);
C3 := spacecurve([0.5*(-1 + cos(t)), 0, 0.5*sin(t)], t = 0 .. Pi, color = blue, thickness = 9);
Fig9510 := display([T, C0, C1, C2], view = [DEFAULT, DEFAULT, 0 .. 1/2], scaling = constrained, transparency = 0.75);

Direct links to the worksheet and the PDF, EPS, and SVG files on DropBox are provide below in the hope that something will be useful to somebody. (MaplePrimes links are provided for the MW and PDF files are also provided - but EPS and SVG files are not permitted.)

1. 3DPlotExample.mw: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mx1hg1ntuqihnu3/3DPlotExample.mw?dl=0
2. Fig9510.pdf: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bnzfqrh060gw84g/Fig9510.pdf?dl=0
3. Fig9510.eps: https://www.dropbox.com/s/h9bjyn0uwm8w5ct/Fig9510.eps?dl=0
4. Fig9510.svg: https://www.dropbox.com/s/u2xfntnqvbhu810/Fig9510.svg?dl=0

This question has been asked for more than ten years. The best solution to has been to use the command-line-interface version of Maple.

1. Is the command-line interface still the best/only option for vector-based graphics output?
2. If so, how do i access the command-line version of Maple 2021 on MacOS?

3-D Workspace: What does "unlayed out view" mean...

The 3-D Workspace of the stuart platfrom example

displays as follows. Clicking on the central object I get

Q1: What does "Unlayed out view mean"?

Q2: What is actually displayed in the center?

Q3: Why is only one leg shown in instead of 6?

I would really appreciate more insight into the 3-D Workspace. I use it to inspect structural integrity of models and assembly errors, but I am often lost by its behavior.

Thank you!

(I have tried to work it out myself with online resources, Maples help system and MapleSim user guide.)

Finding a conic tangents to 3 sites of a triangle ...

We consider a triangle ABC, its circumscribed circle (O), of radius R, its inscribed circle (I) of centre I. We designate by α, β, γ the points of contact of BC, CA, AB with the circle (I), by A', B', C' the points of meeting other than A, B, C, of AI, BI, CI with the circle (O), by the media of BC, CA, AB.
.Establish that there is a conic (E), focus I, tangent to βγ, γα, αβ.
My code :

restart;
with(geometry);
with(plots); _local(gamma);
_EnvHorizontalName := x; _EnvVerticalName := y;
alias(coor = coordinates);
point(A, -5, -5); point(B, 7, -1); point(C, 1, 5);
triangle(ABC, [A, B, C]); circumcircle(_O, ABC, 'centername' = OO); incircle(_I, ABC, 'centername' = Io);
line(lBC, [B, C]); sol := solve({Equation(_I), Equation(lBC)}, {x, y}); point(alpha, subs(sol, x), subs(sol, y));
line(lCA, [C, A]); sol := solve({Equation(_I), Equation(lCA)}, {x, y}); point(beta, subs(sol, x), subs(sol, y));
line(lAB, [A, B]); sol := solve({Equation(_I), Equation(lAB)}, {x, y}); point(gamma, subs(sol, x), subs(sol, y));
line(lAO, [A, OO]); intersection(Ap, lAO, lBC);
line(lBO, [B, OO]); intersection(Bp, lBO, lCA);
line(lCO, [C, OO]); intersection(Cp, lCO, lAB);
midpoint(l, B, C); midpoint(m, A, C); midpoint(n, A, B);
triangle(T, [alpha, beta, gamma]);
dr := draw([ABC(color = blue), _O(color = red), _I(color = magenta), lAO(color = black), lBO(color = black), lCO(color = black), T(color = red), alpha, beta, gamma, Ap, Bp, Cp, l, m, n], printtext = true);
display([dr], axes = normal, scaling = constrained, size = [800, 800]);
How to find the Equation of (E); Thank you.

Why is the minus sign so weak even in the bold fon...

Why is the minus sign so weak even in the bold font case? My students sometimes miss it in online tests.
How do we make the minus sign bolder?
Thank you!

mapleatha

Are you an amateur mathematician? What role did Ma...

I started using maple around 1995 on the Inverse Symbolic Calculator to discover the MRB constant and got put on this list.

Do you consider yourself to be one?

This is a list of amateur mathematicians—people whose primary vocation did not involve mathematics (or any similar discipline) yet made notable, and sometimes important, contributions to the field of mathematics.

Possible bug in seq(), add(), mul()...

There seems to be an "issue" when using a indexed name (say x[4]) as the loop index in a seq() mul() or add() command - the indexed name is assigned once the command exits!!

This never(?) happens if the loop index is not an indexed name. A bug??

See the attached which illustrates the issue for the add() command, where x[4] is assigned on exit from add(). The same thing happens if add() is replaced with seq() or mul()

 > restart;
 > # # x[4] should not be assigned on exit from add() !! #   add( u(x[4]), x[4]=1..10);   x[4]; # # x__4 is not assigned on exit from add() #   add( u(x__4), x__4=1..10);   x__4; # # j is not assigned on exit from add() #   add( u(j), j=1..10);   j;
 (1)
 >

Probe Info tooltips not visible on Linux...

My PC is dual-booted (Win10 and Ubuntu 20.04+KDE). After creating a plot (even the simplest one) and enabling Probe Info as described in  https://www.maplesoft.com/support/help/maple/view.aspx?path=worksheet%2Fplotinterface%2Fpointprobei I do not see tooltip with cursor position. All other tooltips (Palettes, Toolbar etc.) work fine, it is only the probe Info tooltip that does not work. The same plot done while running Maple on Win10 works as expected - tooltip is visible.

Can someone confirm whether it works for them using Linux? I wonder whether this could be Java-related problem when running on Linux KDE with compositing and using Nvidia driver (e.g. color of tooltip is white on white, or rendering does not work as expected).

I do not remember whether it ever worked on Linux. At this moment I am using Maple2021 but for testing purposes I reinstalled Maple2020 and the problem is the same.

Thanks,

Alex

how to prevent ExportMatrix from adding an extra \...

I have plain text file generated, where each line has mixed numbers and strings. Some of the strings are latex. So they have "\" in them. The data is rectangle. same number of fields on each line, separated by commas.  I use CSV format to read the data to Maple.

I simply want to read this file using Import , which reads it into a matrix (using CSV format), and export it back right away using either ExportMatrix or Export and end up with the same exact file.

But Maple always adds extra "\" each time I export the matrix back to the file. So if I have initially "\sin x" in the file, after reading/writing the file 5 times without touching the data inside Maple, I end up with something like "\\\\\\\\\\\sin x" in the file at the end.

I could ofcourse not use ExportMatrix nor Export and write the data back to the file manually using fprintf using correct format for each field. But it is easier if I can get ExportMatrix to work since there are many fields some are integers, some are real and some are strings.

Here is a simple MWE which shows the problem. Originally I have this file on disk. Called test.txt and has 2 lines in it

1,"\sin x"
2,"this is second line"

Now after doing the following

data:=Import("test.txt",format="CSV",output=Matrix):
ExportMatrix("test.txt",data,target=csv);


The file on disk now becomes

1,"\\sin x"
2,"this is second line"

And repeating the above one more time, the file becomes

1,"\\\\sin x"
2,"this is second line"

This ofcourse breaks all the latex strings in there.

Is there a way to prevent Maple from doing this? I looked at all the options in help, but do not see on so far.  I also tried Export but that did not work at all. So I'd like to see if ExportMatrix can do it, without adding an extra "\", otherwise, will have to use fprintf directly to export the data back to file.

edit

fyi, I ended up using fprintf to write the data back to disk. May be if there is a solution using ExportMatrix, will change back. This is what I ended up doing

File before

1,"\sin x"
2,"this is second line"

Now run this code

data:=Import("test.txt",format="CSV",output=Matrix):
file_id := fopen("test.txt",WRITE):
nRows:=LinearAlgebra:-RowDimension(data);
for n to nRows do
if n<nRows then
fprintf(file_id,"%d,\"%s\"\n",data[n,1],data[n,2]);
else
fprintf(file_id,"%d,\"%s\"",data[n,1],data[n,2]);
fi;
od;
fclose(file_id);



File after

1,"\sin x"
2,"this is second line"


Now the file is exactly the same as before reading it.

My actual data is more than the above two fields, but that makes the format string longer, that is all.

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