Opening Linked Simulation Models in the COMSOL Desktop
Once you have found a model version of interest on an asset, you can quickly open that model version in the COMSOL Desktop. On the Asset page for the combination wrench project:
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Click the title of the wrench model in the Model version column of the Model versions table.
The Model page is opened for the linked model version. On the page, you can, for example, browse the model tree of the version, download the version as an MPH file, or save a new version by updating from an MPH file.
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Click the Open in COMSOL Desktop button in the toolbar.
The Opening Model in the COMSOL Desktop dialog is shown in the web interface while an attempt is made to open the model version in the COMSOL Multiphysics program session running on your desktop.
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In COMSOL Multiphysics, click Open in This Window in the shown dialog to open the wrench model in the COMSOL Desktop.
The Open in COMSOL Desktop functionality is only available for COMSOL Multiphysics version 6.4 or later on the Windows® operating system. You must have also selected the Associate links in the Model Manager server web interface with this installation checkbox in the Options step of the COMSOL Multiphysics installer.
As an alternative to Open in COMSOL Desktop:
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Click the Copy Location to Clipboard button on the Model page.
A location string identifier for the model version is automatically copied to your computer’s clipboard.
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In the File menu in COMSOL Multiphysics, select Open From ().
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In the Open window, the Clipboard () option is automatically selected in the list.
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Click the Open button () to open the wrench model in the COMSOL Desktop.
Copying to clipboard via the Copy Location to Clipboard button is only available when accessing the Model Manager server web interface via localhost or through a secure connection using HTTPS.
Opening Model Versions in the COMSOL Desktop