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COMSOL Does Not Start with the Latest MATLAB Version

Solution Number: 1113 Versions: All versions

I have installed a new MATLAB version, but running COMSOL with MATLAB keeps opening the older version of MATLAB. You need to manually update the MATLAB root directory path. In the COMSOL Desktop, on Windows® go to the ...


How to recover your work from an interrupted simulation

Solution Number: 1112 Versions: All versions

This knowledgebase describes how to benefit from the recovery feature in COMSOL. This is particularly useful if you have a long computation that for some reason was interrupted at some point, maybe due to system ...


Stabilization Schemes in COMSOL

Solution Number: 1104 Applies to: CFD Module, Chemical Reaction Engineering Module Versions: All versions

How can I see which stabilization schemes are used by COMSOL Multiphysics in transport physics interfaces such as Single-Phase Flow and Transport of Diluted species? Numerical solutions of transport equations can ...


Structural Contact Modeling Guidelines

Solution Number: 1102 Applies to: MEMS Module, Structural Mechanics Module Versions: All versions

This article contains guidance for solving models that include structural contact, and the procedures that should be followed to achieve a converged solution. Background Structural contact modeling is a highly non ...


COMSOL and Multithreading

Solution Number: 1096 Versions: All versions

This solution describes how COMSOL takes advantage of multicore computers. COMSOL supports two mutual modes of parallel operation: shared-memory parallelism and distributed-memory parallelism (cluster support). Shared ...


Error: Failure Loading MATLAB Libraries. This model requires that MATLAB is available.

Solution Number: 1093 Versions: All versions

When trying to run a COMSOL model, the following error message appears: Failure loading MATLAB® libraries. This model requires that MATLAB is available. 1. In the COMSOL Desktop, on Windows® go to the File menu and ...


Installing COMSOL on Linux

Solution Number: 1086 Versions: All versions

This solution provides some tips and troubleshooting guides for installation on the Linux platform. For basic installation information, please refer to the COMSOL Multiphysics Installation Guide ##Verify that a ...


Error: An error has occurred. See the log file C:\Users...

Solution Number: 1083 Applies to: COMSOL Multiphysics Versions: All versions

When I install or start COMSOL I get the following error message on Windows (or a similar message on Linux): An error has occurred. See the log file C:\Users\my_name\.comsol\v60\configuration\comsol\1234123423424.log. ...


COMSOL Installation Companion

Solution Number: 1077 Versions: All versions

This article walks you through installing COMSOL Multiphysics. This article summarizes the installation process. For complete installation and operating instructions, see the COMSOL Multiphysics® Installation and ...


Problems Running a Classkit License (CKL)

Solution Number: 1078 Versions: All versions

I just received the new installation package and installed COMSOL including the new license manager files for my Class Kit option License file (CKL). When I start COMSOL I get one of these error messages: Could not ...