Download update for:
 | Windows (exe) | 12.8 MB |
| UNIX/Linux (tar) | 18.8 MB |
| Mac OS X (dmg) | 12.8 MB |
| Release Notes | 4.7 MB |
If you are using COMSOL 3.2a software products, it is recommended that you upgrade to COMSOL 3.2b. See Installation below for information on how to check your COMSOL software version and how to install the COMSOL 3.2b update.
Note: If you are a COMSOL Reaction Engineering Lab customer, we recommend you wait for the COMSOL 3.2b CD set that will be sent to you. The COMSOL Reaction Engineering Lab model updates and documentation updates are not available as part of this web update.
Release Notes
You find information about new features and updates to the documentation in the COMSOL 3.2b Release Notes.Installation
Before you begin, make sure that you run COMSOL version 3.2.0.300 or 3.2.0.301. These are the only versions that can be updated with the 3.2b software update. On the Help menu, click "About COMSOL Multiphysics" to check your version.
If you have version 3.2.0.222 or 3.2.0.224, you first need to update COMSOL 3.2 to to COMSOL 3.2a. To do this, use the COMSOL 3.2a Update.
PC Installation Instructions
Download the self-extracting executable file comsol32b.exe. Close all instances of COMSOL Multiphysics and MATLAB before you begin the installation process. Run the executable and unpack the files to your COMSOL installation directory, for example, C:\COMSOL32a. This is the directory wherethe file licenseinfo.ini and the directories multiphysics and doc are located.
UNIX and Linux Installation Instructions
Download the tar file comsol32b.tar. Connect to the COMSOL installation directory, for example, /usr/local/comsol32a (type cd /usr/local/comsol32a). Type tar xf [download file path]/comsol32b.tar to apply the hotfix.
Mac OS X Installation Instructions
Mount the downloaded disk image by double-clicking it. Run the AppleScript "COMSOL 3.2b Installer". It will ask you to locate your COMSOL installation folder, for example, "Macintosh HD:Applications:COMSOL32". This is the folder where the file licenseinfo.ini and the directories multiphysics and doc are located.
Check the Installation
Do the following to check that the installation is complete:
- Start COMSOL Multiphysics.
- On the Help menu, click About COMSOL Multiphysics.
- Check that the version number is 3.2.0.304 (If the installation did not finish correctly, the version number is 3.2.0.300 or 3.2.0.301).