COMSOL 4.4 Update 1
Released January 29, 2014.

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This update corrects several bugs and stability issues in COMSOL 4.4. We recommend that you reapply the software update after installing new add-on products to an existing COMSOL 4.4 installation. Update Details.

Important
 If you have a license for LiveLink™ for Inventor®, click here for further update instructions. 


Installation

Check your version

Make sure that you run COMSOL version 4.4.0.150 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 4.4 before you proceed.

Download Update

Bullet  Windows  comsol_4.4.0.195_win.exe 57.8 MB 
Bullet  Linux  comsol_4.4.0.195_linux.zip 85.5 MB 
Bullet  Mac OS X  comsol_4.4.0.195_mac.dmg 57.9 MB 

If you have a license for the MEMS Module, the Acoustics Module, or the Structural Mechanics Module, also download the additional update for these products

Bullet  Windows  comsol_4.4.0.195_piezo_win.exe 485 KB 
Bullet  Linux  comsol_4.4.0.195_piezo_linux.zip 6 KB 
Bullet  Mac OS X  comsol_4.4.0.195_piezo_mac.dmg 42 KB 


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

Bullet  Windows  comsol_4.4.0.195_llexcel_win.exe 1.2 MB 


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

Bullet  Windows  comsol_4.4.0.195_llsw_win.exe 1.3 MB 

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

Bullet  Windows  comsol_4.4.0.195_llinv_win.exe 994 KB 


Finish the installation of the update, then to complete the installation of LiveLink™ for Inventor® follow these steps:
1.Right-click the Inventor® icon and select Run as administrator.
2.As the LiveLink™ add-in is loaded it completes the update, and in a few moments you should see the following message: 
The LiveLink for COMSOL (4.4) add-in has been updated. Please restart Inventor for the changes to take effect.

This is normally sufficient and you can safely close Inventor®. If you however do not see this message complete these additional steps:

3.Click the Add-Ins button on the Tools tab in Inventor® to open the Add-Ins Manager dialog box.
4.Click LiveLink for COMSOL (4.4) in the list of add-ins.
5.Select the Loaded/Unloaded check box if it is not already selected.
6.The add-in is now loaded, and it completes the update. You should now see the above message.

If you do not see the above message, and the LiveLink for COMSOL (4.4) add-in is loaded, you can safely close Inventor® since this additional update step was not necessary.

Note that if you have several supported versions of Inventor® installed you only need to complete these steps with one supported version.


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

Bullet  Windows  comsol_4.4.0.195_mli_win.exe 486 KB 
Bullet  Linux  comsol_4.4.0.195_mli_linux.zip 6 KB 
Bullet  Mac OS X  comsol_4.4.0.195_mli_mac.dmg 43 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 4.4 installation directory, for example C:Program FilesCOMSOLCOMSOL44.

Linux

Copy the downloaded .zip-file to the COMSOL 4.4 installation directory:

cp comsol_4.4.0.195_linux.zip [installdir]/comsol44

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

cd [installdir]/comsol44
unzip -o comsol_4.4.0.195_linux.zip

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 COMSOL44.


Check your installation
1.Start COMSOL Multiphysics. 
2.On the Help menu, click About COMSOL Multiphysics. 
3.Check that the version number is 4.4.0.195 (If not, the installation did not succeed).