COMSOL 4.3 Update 1

Released June 18, 2012.

This update corrects several bugs and stability issues in COMSOL 4.3. We recommend that you reapply the software update after installing new add-on products to an existing COMSOL 4.3 installation. Update Details.

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Installation

Check your version

Make sure that you run COMSOL version 4.3.0.151 or later. On the Help menu, click About COMSOL Multiphysics to check your version. If you have an earlier build number, contact your COMSOL sales representative to get the official release of COMSOL 4.3 before you proceed.

Download Update

Windows	comsol_4.3.0.184_win.exe	54.9 MB
Linux	comsol_4.3.0.184_linux.zip	67.5 MB
Mac OS X	comsol_4.3.0.184_mac.dmg	66.4 MB

If you have a license for LiveLink™ for SolidWorks®, download also the additional update for this product

Windows

comsol_4.3.0.184_llsw_win.exe

1.0 MB

If you have a license for LiveLink™ for Inventor®, download also the additional update for this product

Windows

comsol_4.3.0.184_llinv_win.exe

546 KB

If you have a license for LiveLink™ for Pro/ENGINEER®, download also the additional update for this product

Windows

comsol_4.3.0.184_llpro_win.exe

20.2 MB

If you have a license for LiveLink™ for Creo™ Parametric, download also the additional update for this product

Windows

comsol_4.3.0.184_llcreo_win.exe

25.8 MB

If you have a license for LiveLink™ for MATLAB®, also download the additional update for this product

Windows	comsol_4.3.0.184_mli_win.exe	410 KB
Linux	comsol_4.3.0.184_mli_linux.zip	4 KB
Mac OS X	comsol_4.3.0.184_mli_mac.dmg	40 KB

Install

Before you proceed with the installation, make sure to exit any running COMSOL process.

Windows

Run the downloaded .exe-file to extract the update to the COMSOL 4.3 installation directory, for example C:\Program Files\COMSOL\COMSOL43.

Linux

Copy the downloaded .zip-file to the COMSOL 4.3 installation directory:

cp comsol_4.3.0.184_linux.zip [installdir]/comsol43

where [installdir] is the root of the installation, for example /usr/local. Unzip it by the commands:

cd [installdir]/comsol43
unzip -o comsol_4.3.0.184_linux.zip

If you have not disabled SELinux, run the following command:

chcon -t textrel_shlib_t [installdir]/comsol43/lib/[platform]/lib*

where platform is glnx86 or glnxa64.

Macintosh

Double-click the downloaded .dmg file to mount the disk image. In the Finder, open the mounted disk and double-click the COMSOL installer icon. Select your COMSOL installation folder, usually called COMSOL43.

Check your installation

Start COMSOL Multiphysics.
On the Help menu, click About COMSOL Multiphysics.
Check that the version number is 4.3.0.184 (If not, the installation did not succeed).

Update Details

AC/DC Module

Corrected boundary current source in Electric Currents, Shell.
Several corrections in GUI and Postprocessing.
Corrected the Maxwell stress tensor for frequency-domain models.
Corrected the Multiturn Coil resistance definition for time-dependent models.

Acoustics Module

Corrected handling of density in the Aeroacoustics with Flow interfaces.

Batteries & Fuel Cells Module

Corrected Plot Group definitions for electrode kinetic variables.

CFD Module

Corrected stabilization for Mixture Model to ensure mass conservation.
Several GUI stability improvements.

Chemical Reaction Engineering Module

Changed default Feed stream temperature from 0 to 293.15 K.

Heat Transfer Module

Several stability improvements.

MEMS Module

Infinite elements in the Electromechanics interface no longer require a license for the AC/DC Module.
Several stability improvements.

COMSOL Multiphysics

Improved stability and GUI performance.
Corrected the Modal solver to handle damping correctly.
Automatic remeshing with geometric multigrid now works correctly.
Material properties from User-defined material property groups now show symbols.
Corrected coordinate names shown in spatial coordinates table header in 2D.

Nonlinear Structural Materials Module

Improved stability.

Pipe Flow Module

Several stability improvements.
Volume force feature in 3D is now displayed correctly.
Flow resistance models for the Water Hammer interface now work correctly.

RF Module

Corrected the Maxwell stress tensor in the Electromagnetic Waves interfaces.
It is now possible to couple a 0D physics interface (such as Electrical Circuit) to boundary mode analysis models.
Corrected interface and improved stability.

Structural Mechanics Module

Corrected several discrepancies when using a non-zero phase variable.
Several stability improvements.

LiveLink™ for SolidWorks®

Several stability improvements and corrections for the bidirectional and the One Window interfaces.

LiveLink™ for Pro/ENGINEER®

Corrected stability issue that caused Pro/ENGINEER® to shut down when selecting COMSOL Parameter selection on a sketch feature.
Corrected ordering of parameter names.

LiveLink™ for MATLAB®

mphinterp now operates correctly also on a Cut Line data set based on a revolve 3D data set.

LiveLink™ for Inventor®

Parameter selections now also work on Windows XP.

LiveLink™ for Creo™ Parametric

Corrected stability issue that caused Creo Parametric to shut down when selecting COMSOL Parameter selection on a sketch feature.