The COMSOL Desktop Windows

The COMSOL Desktop windows, including those shown in Figure 2-1, are integral to building your model. The windows listed in Table 2-1 are described throughout the documentation and the table includes links to this information. You can open windows that are currently not open in the COMSOL Desktop by choosing them from the menu. The , , , and (for mesh statistics) windows cannot be closed and are therefore not available in the menu.

Window Name and Link	Description
Building a Model
The Model Wizard	Start building a model by choosing the Component space dimension, physics interfaces, and study.
The New window	Open the New window to begin modeling using the Model Wizard to start with a Blank Model. See Open a New Window to Begin Modeling.
The Model Builder	Control the modeling procedure using the model tree. This window has all the functionality and operations for building and solving models and displaying the results.
The Graphics Window	This window is a graphical view of the geometry, mesh, and results of the model. It also has useful tools to change the view and select multiple geometric entities, for example.
The Material Browser Window	Browse the material libraries and load materials into your models.
The Add Material Window	Add predefined materials.
Part Libraries	The Part Libraries contain collections of geometry parts, which serve as more advanced geometric primitives specially created for an application area.
The Add Physics Window	Add physics interfaces.
The Add Multiphysics Window	Add applicable multiphysics couplings.
The Settings and Properties windows	When a node is clicked in the Model Builder a corresponding Settings window opens with the same name as the node. It is a window with settings that define operations and properties specific to that node. The Properties window is accessed from the context menu and displays other node properties. See Settings and Properties Windows for Feature Nodes.
The Selection List Window	Choose objects, for example, while working with complex geometries and when you need to easily locate a geometric entity that is not easily viewed.
The Message window for geometry measurements	A tool used to measure geometry objects and entities. See Measuring Geometry Objects.
The Find Results window	Displays search results from searches performed using the Find tool. See Searching and Finding Text.
The Recovery Files window	Displays any existing recovery files and provides tools for opening, saving, and deleting recovery files. See Saving and Opening Recovery Files.
The Add-in Libraries Window	Add an available add-in in the Model Builder from the list of add-in in this window.
Results and Analysis
The Add Study Window	Add a study or studies to models.
The Plot Windows	Plot windows are also graphics windows. These plot windows display convergence results and monitor probe values while solving, for example.
The Table window	Displays the results from integral and variable evaluations defined in Derived Values nodes or by Probes and stored in Table nodes. It also displays results from nodes under an Evaluation Group node. See The Table Window and Tables Node.
The Messages Window	Contains information useful after an operation is performed.
The Progress Window	Displays the progress of the solver or mesher during the process, including a progress bar and progress information for each solver or mesher.
The Log Window	Contains information from previous solver runs, including convergence information, solution time, and memory use.
The Debug Log window	Contains debug information for model methods. See the Application Builder documentation for more information about debugging methods.
The External Process Window	Follow external processes (such as distributed batch jobs) that have been started. The window updates when you are attached to the external processes.
The Mesh Statistics Window	This window includes information about the minimum and average mesh element quality and a mesh element quality histogram, which shows the relative frequency of mesh elements with different quality values.
Comparing Models and Applications	This window includes the resulting differences from a comparison of models or applications.
Application Examples
The Application Libraries Window	Displays all the models and applications included with an installation. The folders contain models and applications specific to the installed module.
The Application Library Update Window	A service that provides new and updated models and applications for each of the application libraries of the COMSOL products that your license includes.
Help and Documentation
The Help Window and Topic-Based Help	Provides access to context help in the COMSOL Desktop.
The Documentation Window	Navigate to PDF or HTML versions of the documentation (availability is based on your license), as well as Search, Bookmark, Print Topics, and Link with Contents.
The Root Settings and Properties Windows	The root node is the topmost level of the Model Builder tree. When you click this node, the root node’s Settings window opens and includes detailed information about the model file.