Interfacing Blog Posts
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Parameter Optimization with the LiveLink™ Products
Did you know that the LiveLink™ interfacing products in the COMSOL Product Suite can be used to perform a parameter optimization study of your model? Keep reading for more info…
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Best Practice for Working with Model M-Files
Want to avoid repeating your work when developing models in COMSOL Multiphysics®? Here, we give a comprehensive collection of best practices for working with MPH-files.
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Using MATLAB® Functions in Your COMSOL Multiphysics® Models
Did you know that you can use MATLAB® functions in your COMSOL Multiphysics® models? Get a demonstration in a tutorial video (transcript included) here >>
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How to Create a Material Database from Spreadsheet Data
Did you know that you can use spreadsheet data to create a material database for use in your COMSOL Multiphysics® simulations? Learn how here >>
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Synchronizing Selections Between SolidWorks® and COMSOL Multiphysics®
Learn how to synchronize selections between SOLIDWORKS® and COMSOL Multiphysics® via LiveLink™ for SOLIDWORKS® (as well as why you should!)
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Solutions as Starting Point Values with LiveLink™ for MATLAB®
Did you know that if you want to map data from 1 COMSOL Multiphysics® solution to the next using MATLAB® scripting, you can do so by connecting the 2 software programs via LiveLink™ for MATLAB®?
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Parameterizing the Dimensions of Imported CAD Files
Learn how to modify an imported geometry with some clever usage of the Deformed Geometry interface in COMSOL Multiphysics®.
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ABB Uses Electrostatic Simulation to Design Tap Changers
Households and industries alike depend on reliable electrical power. To serve the diverse power needs of end users and consumers, the electrical grid is undergoing a major overhaul to upgrade a technology that is over 100 years old. The new infrastructure — the smart grid — is being developed for reliable, economic, and environmentally friendly electrical systems. A great example of equipment for the smart grid comes from ABB. Along with many other products, ABB has introduced the world’s fastest […]