Running or Opening a Model or Application and Its Documentation

There are two file formats to choose from in the tree, full and compact, and these are further defined by the type of application. Some applications might have been delivered with an MPH-file that contains no stored meshes or solutions. Such compact files are indicated by the icon . Full models are indicated by the icon . See Downloading MPH-Files With Solutions.

Running an Application

You can run an application built with the Application Builder by clicking  Run application. This button is not activated for models.

Opening a Model or Application

Once you have located the file you want to open — for example, you used a search and it is successful (see Searching the Application Libraries), or you browsed the Application Libraries tree — then to open the file:

•	Double-click the name in the tree.

•	Select the name, then click Open.

•	Right-click the name, then from the context menu select Open.

It is possible to open and postprocess models that include functionality that you have blocked or that your license does not include. Nodes with functionality that requires a license for a product that is blocked or not available get a License Error subnode (), where you find information about the missing but required product license. Unless you disable or remove such nodes, it is not possible to re-solve such models.

Opening a PDF Document

To read the documentation in PDF format, including step-by-step instructions:

•	Click to highlight the name in the tree, then Open PDF Document.

•	Right-click the name, then from the context menu select Open PDF Document.

You can enable the Open PDF Document for a user-library model or application by placing a PDF-file with the same name as the MPH-file in the same folder.

Opening the Application Gallery

The Application Gallery, which is a part of the COMSOL website, provide access to a large number of models and applications, and you can download the MPH-files, PDF documentation, and other related files to extend the application libraries. Click the Application Gallery button () underneath the application libraries tree to open the Application Gallery in a web browser.