The Table Window and Tables Node

The window displays the results from integral and variable evaluations defined in Derived Values nodes or by probes and stored in Table nodes.


	See Table for information about the Settings window.

A subbranch (

) is found under the main branch and contains all tables defined in the model. Table nodes can also result from evaluating Derived Values. When you select a Table node to display, the window name changes to the name of the Table (, as in Figure 20-2, for example).

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For Windows users, from the toolbar, select .

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For cross platform (Mac and Linux) users, select .

Figure 20-2: A example of the Tables subbranch with a Table node, and the associated settings and Table windows.

You can control the default values for new tables on the page in the dialog box for the following table properties: maximum number of rows, maximum filled matrix size, and display precision.

Table Window toolbar and Menu Options

When a (

) is generated and displays in the window, a variety of editing options are available as listed in Table 20-8 and shown in Figure 20-2.

Table 20-8: Table window Editing Buttons
Button	Name	Description
	Settings	Open the Table’s Settings window.
	Full Precision	Click to display as many significant digits as possible. Integers appear without decimal parts, and nonintegers are shown with roughly 16 significant digits.
	Automatic Notation	This is the default notation, where numbers are formatted in either regular or scientific notation depending on which gives the shortest representation.
	Scientific Notation	The scientific notation, such as 3.1416E-5, can be easier to read than decimal notation for tables containing values on different scales.
	Engineering Notation	The engineering notation, such as 31.416E-6, is similar to scientific notation but with the powers of ten as multiples of three.
	Decimal Notation	The decimal notation uses only decimal representation of the numbers, such as 0.000031416. Small numbers can get long representations because of leading zeros, and large numbers may appear with excess precision.
	Clear Table	Click to clear the data from the table, but keep the table itself. Click the Evaluate button () in the Settings window for the derived values node to regenerate the table data.
	Delete Table	Click to delete the table. There is no undo. If required, click the Evaluate button () in the Settings window for the derived values node to regenerate the table data to regenerate the table.
	Table Graph	Click to plot the table as a Table Graph plot in the Graphics window.
	Table Surface	For tables with filled data, click to plot the table as a Table Surface plot in the Graphics window.
	Copy Table and Headers to Clipboard	Click the button or right-click anywhere in the table and select this option from the context menu. You can then paste the table’s data and headers in a spreadsheet, for example.
	Export	Click to export the table to a text file in a spreadsheet format or to a Microsoft Excel Workbook (*.xlsx) if the license includes LiveLink™ for Excel®. When saving to a Microsoft Excel Workbook, an Excel Save dialog box opens where you can specify the sheet and range and whether to overwrite existing data and include a header.
	Display Table	Click to display a menu of available tables to display.
	Delete Column	Right-click a column header or anywhere in the table, and select Delete Column. There is no undo. If required, click the Evaluate button () to regenerate the table.
	Copy Cell to Clipboard	Right-click anywhere in the table and select this option from the context menu to copy the contents of the selected cell to the clipboard.
	Copy Selection to Clipboard	Select the rows to copy, then right-click anywhere in the table and select this option from the context menu, or press Ctrl+C.
	Copy Selection and Headers to Clipboard	Select the rows to copy, then right-click anywhere in the table and select this option from the context menu.
	Copy Table to Clipboard	Right-click anywhere in the table and select this option from the context menu.
	Copy Table and Headers to Clipboard	Right-click anywhere in the table and select this option from the context menu.
	Copy Column to Clipboard	Right-click anywhere in the table and select this option from the context menu to copy the selected column to the clipboard.
	Copy Column and Header to Clipboard	Right-click anywhere in the table and select this option from the context menu to copy the selected column and its header to the clipboard.


	For a surface integration example that includes tables, see Effective Diffusivity in Porous Materials: Application Library path COMSOL_Multiphysics/Diffusion/effective_diffusivity.

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Results Analysis and Plots

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Derived Values and Tables