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Error: Failed to Connect to PTC Pro/ENGINEER

Solution Number: 1162 Versions: 6.1, 6.0, 5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3a, 5.3, 5.2a, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, 4.4, 4.3b, 4.3a, 4.3, 4.2a, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0a, 4.0

When I try to synchronize the geometry between COMSOL and PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0, the error message Failed to connect to PTC Pro/ENGINEER. Please make sure PTC Pro/ENGINEER is running. is displayed. The ...


Parameter Selection Is Not Available in the PTC Pro/ENGINEER User Interface

Solution Number: 1159 Applies to: LiveLink for PTC Pro/ENGINEER Versions: 6.1, 6.0, 5.6, 5.5, 5.4, 5.3a, 5.3, 5.2a, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0, 4.4, 4.3b, 4.3a, 4.3, 4.2a, 4.2, 4.1, 4.0a, 4.0

The COMSOL menu and Parameter Selection are not available in the PTC Pro/ENGINEER (PTC Creo Elements/Pro) user interface, and parameter names are not synchronized to COMSOL. For parameter selection to work in PTC Pro ...


Parameter Selection is Not Available in the PTC Creo Parametric User Interface

Solution Number: 1158 Applies to: LiveLink for PTC Creo Parametric Versions: 5.4, 5.3a, 5.3, 5.2a, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0

The COMSOL Multiphysics tab and the Parameter Selection button are not available in the PTC Creo Parametric user interface, and parameter names are not synchronized to COMSOL. For parameter selection to work in PTC ...


Error: Failed to compute elastoplastic strain variables

Solution Number: 1150 Applies to: Geomechanics Module, Structural Mechanics Module Versions: All versions

Why do I get the error Failed to compute elastoplastic strain variables when using plasticity/concrete/soil plasticity? This happens because the elastoplastic element cannot evaluate a plastic step if the current ...


Error: "Error downloading file" during installation

Solution Number: 1149 Versions: All versions

When installing COMSOL over the Internet, one of the following error(s) occur: Error downloading file. Connect timed out Error downloading file. Connection to download server failed Error Downloading file. Connection ...


How can I see who is currently using a floating network license?

Solution Number: 1142 Versions: All versions

I am working with a floating network license, FNL, of COMSOL. How can I determine who is currently using COMSOL or a specific module? This solution also applies for Class Kit Licenses (CKL). The COMSOL installation ...


Warning: MUMPS Allocation Factor Increased

Solution Number: 1134 Versions: All versions

I get the warning MUMPS allocation factor increased to 1.44 If you get a solution, this warning is nothing to worry about. You can get rid of the warning and possibly get a little shorter solution time by setting the ...


Improving convergence in nonlinear time dependent models

Solution Number: 1127 Versions: All versions

When I look at the Solver Log of a time dependent model, I see that the NLFail column has non-zero entries: Step TimeStepsize Res JacSolOrderTfailNLfailLinErrLinRes 0 0-out 23208e-14 3.5e-15 ...


Error: Error Contacting the Update Server

Solution Number: 1126 Versions: All versions

When updating the COMSOL model library, I get the following message: Error contacting the update server Please check your internet connection. If you think your internet connection is fine, you are maybe connected ...


Error: Failed to Connect to SOLIDWORKS

Solution Number: 1122 Applies to: LiveLink for SOLIDWORKS Versions: All versions

When I try to synchronize the geometry between COMSOL and SOLIDWORKS, the error message Failed to connect to SOLIDWORKS. Please make sure SOLIDWORKS is running. is displayed, and the COMSOL Multiphysics tab in ...