What’s new in this version:
Comsol Multiphysics 6.4
– New Granular Flow Module for simulating the movement and interaction of solid grains in bulk processes
– NVIDIA® cuDSS for one or more GPUs, providing several-fold speedups for both single-physics and multiphysics simulations
– Spatially varying transparency
– Array-based plot layouts
– Support for OpenAI API-compatible providers such as GPT-5™, DeepSeek™, Google Gemini™, and Anthropic Claude™
– More efficient handling of large simulation apps
– Cluster support for models saved in a Model Manager database
– New optimization options for time-dependent and parametric studies
– Export of network parameters for deep neural network (DNN) surrogate models
– Surrogate model data generation on clusters
– Frequency- and time-dependent uncertainty quantification
Comsol Multiphysics 6.3
– New Electric Discharge Module for simulating discharges in gases, liquids, and solids
– GPU acceleration delivering up to 25x faster transient acoustics simulations
– Automated geometry preparation tools for robust mesh generation
– Interactive Java environment enabling on-the-fly model modifications using the COMSOL API for use with Java
– Optional chatbot tool providing Java code assistance and answers to general queries
– Efficient surrogate model creation with GPU-based training support
– Nonlinear eigenvalue solver
– Interactive plot markers for field values
– User-defined default units
– Comments in the Properties window are now also displayed in the Settings window
– Global parameter optimization solver
– New Data Viewer window for easy access to parameters and declarations
– Command-line-driven batch computations with Model Manager databases
Comsol Multiphysics 6.2
– Surrogate models for fast app execution
– Timer events for using apps as digital twins
– Add-ins for creating custom ribbon tabs with menus and buttons
– Visualization with floor shadows
– Streamline plots on curved surfaces
– Syntax highlighting for expressions
– Node filtering for the Model Builder tree
– Compare with Saved button for viewing all changes of a model since last saved
– General continuous tangent selections
– Improved search and maintenance operations for the Model Manager
– Application program interface (API) for Model Manager databases
– Uncertainty Quantification Module: correlated input parameters
– Optimization Module: eigenfrequency-based topology and shape optimization
Comsol Multiphysics 6.1
– Application Builder: resizable and detachable windows in apps
– Model Manager: version control of reports and CAD assemblies
– Optimization Module: topology optimization with manufacturing constraints for milling
– Uncertainty Quantification Module: multidimensional interpolation and inverse UQ
– Visualizations with direct shadows
– Mesh repair for misaligned CAD models
– Powerful new Find and Replace tool
– Interface for Microsoft® Word
Comsol Multiphysics 6.0
– Model Manager: Major new functionality for collaborating and centrally organizing models and apps, including access and version control as well as advanced search.
– Uncertainty Quantification Module: A new product that includes global sensitivity and probabilistic tools for uncertainty quantification, including design of experiments.
– A new Application Builder editor for interactively designing menus and ribbon toolbars.
– Ability to organize geometry objects and operations in Group nodes.
– Union and boundary layer operations for imported meshes.
– Improved color tables, including logarithmic scale, for results visualization.
– Ambient occlusion and improved transparency in visualizations make your 3D models appear more realistic.
– Functionality for generating reports as Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations.
– Support for macOS on M1 processors.
Comsol Multiphysics 5.6
– Clip plane, box, sphere, and cylinder for easier selection inside complex CAD models
– Solution time decreased by 30% or more for many types of simulations
– Improved cluster performance
– New IPOPT optimization solver
– Templates for standardized layouts for desktops, tablets, and smartphones
– Control knob form objects
– Realistic material rendering of plastics, metals, and organic materials
– Partial transparency in visualizations
Comsol Multiphysics 5.5
– New sketching tools for easier creation of 2D drawings
– Dimensions and constraints for drawings with the Design Module
– Safe placement of higher-order nodes for meshing
– New tools for editing additive manufacturing, 3D printing, and 3D scanning formats
– PLY and 3MF import and export
– Context menu in the Graphics window
– Keep enabled option for select box, deselect box, and zoom box
– Customize the Graphics toolbar
– Performance improvements for cluster computing
– Custom gradient between two colors in plots
– Animation of points and arrows for streamline plots
– Export images directly to PowerPoint
– Create your own add-ins for customizing the Model Builder workflow
– Minimum-sized standalone application files with COMSOL Compiler