COMSOL Multiphysics® Reviews & Product Details

You can make something called App which allows you to change parameters and see the results with a click without doing the whole simulation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes it is not as user friendly as other similar software and in some areas it might be limited Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the gradient plots in COMSOL and the interface. It’s super easy to learn and implement right away. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The assumptions going into the model are sometimes obscure and need to be demystified for some in-built functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best is the opportunities that this software brings to you to simulate every condition that you can imagine. Each impossible equation can be solved with this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike about Comsol is the processing capability. You will need a powerful computer if you want to obtain solutions for your problem because this software evaluates any condition. Perhaps, to make the simulation less heavy the software could avoid some of the calculations which it carries out Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to learn. I used this software for my college project. Any one can learn this within few days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This software can only be used with laptop or pcs or computers having more than 2GB storage, otherwise the laptops with less capacity gets stuck. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best is the capabilities of this software to simulate every condition in a few minutes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike is the user interface, it could be more intuitive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I had been using HYPERMESH for meshing and ANSYS previously for post analysis during my previos projects and thesis works but once i got introduced to COMSOL it has been a tool that does both of them and even stress analysis. I am amused by the complex mathematical solvong techniques of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Default algorithms of partial diffrential equations cannot be user defined. Occupies lot of memmory during processing results which at times slows my PC. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The barrier to entry in COMSOL is almost zero, it lets you get up and running in the same day, whereas something like Mathematica or Matlab require months before you might feel comfortable enough to even start to solve these sorts of problems, and even then I look back at my old code in those programs and shake my head. By comparison, I've seen undergraduate students in our lab go from zero to pro with COMSOL in relatively short order. Also, you quite simply cannot beat the CAD modeling. You can solve for all sorts of complicated geometries that are at best extremely difficult in another program. Additionally, they have amongst the best and most accessible of support staff who are willing to help you with any intelligent question you have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Because of the meshing, I never trust the answer that COMSOL gives me. I wish it had more features that seem like they should be easy enough to implement (like checks for how refined a mesh needs to be in a particular place). Sure, you can get started right away, but making sure you have the right answer, that can actually be more challenging than you imagine. Also, apart from the built-in functions for physics, it can be really hard to figure out how to numerically solve pure and applied math problems that don't fit neatly in their packages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Comsol can link with Matlab, and create user-defined function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Design Model has less option to built engineering geometry Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Relatively intuitive program for running computational fluid dynamic calculations. Used it in school and work for modeling both simple and complex systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Learning curve required approximately 30 hours of video tutorials to learn how to setup my models and play around with the desired design parameters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Relatively intuitive to use, has wide variety of capabilities that make it useful in modeling almost any realistic scenario. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Organization of capabilities into many tabs and side windows makes it hard to find something you’re looking for Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.