The Add-in Libraries window contains available add-ins, which you can browse and add to the
Model Builder by selecting the check box for the add-in and then click
Done. This way, you enable the add-in so that it becomes available from the
Add-ins menu. When you choose the add-in from that menu, it is imported and the selected form is added or a selected method is run. You can also make add-ins available by importing them without adding any form or running any methods. To do so, right-click an add-in and choose
Import Add-in. Imported add-ins are also available from the
Add-ins menu. If the add-in includes documentation, click the
Open PDF Document button underneath the add-in description, or right-click the add-in and choose
Open PDF Document.
Click the Add Add-in button (
) to open a file-browser dialog box where you can select an add-in MPH-file. The MPH-file will then be copied to the default add-in library and will show up at the top of the tree with add-ins, under a
User-Defined Library node. The add-in node will become selected and its check box will also be selected so that you can use the add-in right away. The selected MPH-file must be a valid add-in that has been created through the
Create Add-in button (
) in the Application Builder.
Click the Refresh button (
) to update the list of add-ins. You can also add separate user-defined add-in libraries (see below).
The following settings can be modified using the buttons at the bottom of the Add-in Libraries tree on the
Add-in Libraries page under
Libraries in
The Preferences Dialog Box and — if the
Allow managing libraries in the Add-in Libraries window check box on that page is selected (the default) — also in the
Add-in Libraries window itself.
Click the Add User Add-in Library button (
) to add customized folders. In the
Add User Add-in Library dialog box, navigate to a location on your computer and select an existing directory or click
Make New Folder to create a custom folder. Click
OK to save the changes and exit, or
Cancel to exit without saving. The user-defined add-in library appears alongside the built-in add-in libraries,
Click the Set COMSOL Add-in Libraries Root Directory button (
) to edit or set the root folder. This redirects the COMSOL software to a different folder where customized add-ins can be stored.
In the Set COMSOL Add-in Libraries Root Directory dialog box, navigate to the new root folder location or click
Make New Folder. Click
OK to save the changes and exit, or click
Cancel to exit without saving.
) button to remove the library from the tree.
) with custom icons of your choice that reflect the content of your library folders. To use a custom icon for a folder, create a PNG-file with an image size of 16-by-16 pixels and save it in the folder under the name