System Requirements: Interfacing Products for Version 5.6

CAD Import Module and Design Module

¹File import of the NX™ file format is available only on a supported Windows^® or Linux^® operating system.

²File import of the AutoCAD^®, Inventor^®, and SOLIDWORKS^® file formats is available only on a supported Windows^® operating system.

³File import of the SOLIDWORKS^® file format requires a processor with the AVX instruction set, for example, an Intel^® Xeon or Intel^® Core processor with the Sandy Bridge architecture, or later, released in Q1, 2011, or a processor with the AMD Jaguar architecture, or later, released mid 2013.

For a list of supported file formats for CAD file import and export, see the CAD Specification Chart.

LiveLink™ Products for CAD Software

The bidirectional interface functionality of the product suite detailed in the table below is available only for Windows^® 7, Windows^® 8.1, and Windows^® 10; except for LiveLink™ for PTC Pro/ENGINEER^®, which is available only for Windows^® 7. For other included functionality, such as file import and geometric operations, see the CAD Import Module and Design Module table.

File Import for CATIA^® V5

The File Import for CATIA^® V5 add-on to the CAD Import Module, Design Module, and LiveLink™ products for CAD is only available for Windows^® 7, Windows^® 8.1, and Windows^® 10. File import of the CATIA^® V5 file format requires a processor with the AVX instruction set, for example, an Intel^® Xeon or Intel^® Core processor with the Sandy Bridge architecture, or later, released in Q1, 2011, or a processor with the AMD Jaguar architecture, or later, released mid 2013.

LiveLink™ for Excel^®

An Excel^® installation is not required for reading and writing Excel files. LiveLink™ for Excel^® offers additional features when Excel^® is installed on the Windows^® operating system. LiveLink™ for Excel^® is compatible with Excel^® 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019 on the Windows^® operating system. Excel^® 2010 Starter is not supported. If using Office 365 Excel^® must be installed on the computer — LiveLink™ for Excel^® requires a version of Excel that supports VSTO addins.

LiveLink™ for MATLAB^®

LiveLink™ for MATLAB^® is compatible with MATLAB^® R2020a and R2020b on all supported operating systems. For Linux^® operating system, the xterm and csh programs are required. For macOS operating system, the XQuartz and csh programs are required.

LiveLink™ for Simulink^®

LiveLink™ for Simulink^® is compatible with Simulink^® R2020a and R2020b on all supported operating systems. For Linux^® operating system, the xterm program is required. For macOS operating system, the XQuartz program is required. Note that LiveLink™ for Simulink^® is not supported for use with the Application Builder, COMSOL Compiler™, or COMSOL Server™.

Note: This information is provided for your benefit, but should not be used as a substitute for your own investigation of the system requirements that may be appropriate for your use of COMSOL^® software or other software, given your particular circumstances. Systems and hardware change regularly, which may impact any determination of what system requirements are appropriate for you.

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