Date: 04/10/2012

COMSOL releases Multiphysics 4.3a with support for cluster computing

COMSOL has introduced Version 4.3a of COMSOL Multiphysics, its flagship software for modeling and simulating physics-based systems. With version 4.3a, COMSOL introduces LiveLink for Excel to connect multiphysics results with spreadsheets. Version 4.3a also further expands the ability of engineers, scientists, and researchers to leverage multiphysics to design and optimize breakthrough products and technologies anywhere from the desktop to the cloud with new support for cluster computing on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). New modules for analyzing fatigue and for importing ECAD files make their debut in Version 4.3a as does the new LiveLink for Solid Edge, a CAD software from Siemens PLM Software.

LiveLink for Excel adds a dedicated COMSOL tab to the Excel ribbon bar, offering easy access to COMSOL’s parameters, variables, functions, geometry, mesh, solvers, and results. Here, LiveLink for Excel was utilized for a parameterized high-power direct current COMSOL Multiphysics simulation of a bus bar. The parameters controlling the geometric dimensions as well as the applied voltage were edited in an Excel spreadsheet. Those changes made in Excel were then synchronized to the COMSOL model.

Version 4.3a introduces new LiveLink products for Microsoft Excel and Solid Edge, Amazon EC2 cloud computing support, and ECAD file import. New Fatigue Module expands the mechanical simulation capabilities to calculate high- and low-cycle fatigue. All 30+ extension modules have been upgraded.

COMSOL Multiphysics 4.3a to be available for download starting October 8.

Source: COMSOL