Creating Desktop Shortcuts Manually
Sometimes it is necessary to create the COMSOL shortcuts manually, for example, when COMSOL Multiphysics is installed on a shared network drive.
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Locate the COMSOL executable. Its default location is
C:\Program Files\COMSOL\COMSOL64\Multiphysics\bin\win64\comsol.exe
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Right-click comsol.exe and select Create shortcut, which creates a shortcut with a default name comsol.exe - Shortcut. If this shortcut is not created on the Desktop, then move it there by drag-and-drop.
Creating a Desktop Shortcut Manually for the Cross-Platform User Interface
The cross-platform user interface for COMSOL that is available on macOS and Linux has a slightly different look-and-feel than the user interface for Windows. You can get access to the cross-platform user interface from
C:\Program Files\COMSOL\COMSOL64\Multiphysics\bin\win64\comsolxpl.exe
assuming that the default installation location has not changed by you during installation.
To create a shortcut to the cross-platform user interface, right-click comsolxpl.exe and select Create shortcut, which creates a shortcut with a default name comsolxpl.exe - Shortcut. If this shortcut is not created on the Desktop, then move it there by drag-and-drop.
Creating Desktop Shortcuts Manually for a Classkit License
If you manually create a desktop shortcut for a Classkit License, then, in addition to the steps above, the shortcut’s Target needs to be modified with additional options. Right-click the COMSOL shortcut icon and select Properties. Change the text string in the Target field to
"C:\Program Files\COMSOL\COMSOL64\Multiphysics\bin\win64\comsol.exe" -Dcs.ckl
"C:\Program Files\COMSOL\COMSOL64\Multiphysics\bin\win64\
comsolclasskit.ini"
(The complete text string must be written on a single row with spaces between the command and each argument.)
Here, C:\Program Files\COMSOL\COMSOL64\Multiphysics represents the default COMSOL installation directory. This can be changed in the Target field text string if your installation is placed in a different folder.
Creating Desktop Shortcuts Manually for COMSOL with MATLAB
If you manually create a desktop shortcut for a COMSOL with MATLAB, then, in addition to the steps above, the shortcut’s Target needs to be modified with additional options. Right-click the COMSOL shortcut icon and select Properties. Change the text string in the Target field to
"C:\Program Files\COMSOL\COMSOL64\Multiphysics\bin\win64\comsolmphserver.exe" matlab
(The complete text string must be written on a single row with spaces between the command and each argument.)
Here, C:\Program Files\COMSOL\COMSOL64\Multiphysics represents the default COMSOL installation directory and this can be changed in the Target field text string if your installation is placed in a different folder.
Creating Desktop Shortcuts Manually for COMSOL with Simulink
If you manually create a desktop shortcut for a COMSOL with Simulink, then, in addition to the steps above, the shortcut’s Target needs to be modified with additional options. Right-click the COMSOL shortcut icon and select Properties. Change the text string in the Target field to
"C:\Program Files\COMSOL\COMSOL64\Multiphysics\bin\win64\comsolmphserver.exe" simulink
(The complete text string must be written on a single row with spaces between the command and each argument.)
Here, C:\Program Files\COMSOL\COMSOL64\Multiphysics represents the default COMSOL installation directory and this can be changed in the Target field text string if your installation is placed in a different folder.