COMSOL Multiphysics
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What both publish
| Fact | COMSOL Multiphysics | py-pde |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Interfacing products include LiveLink for MATLAB, Simulink, and Excel, plus CAD links or import tools for SOLIDWORKS, Inventor, AutoCAD, Revit, Solid Edge, CATIA, and ECAD. | Documented optional packages include JAX, PyTorch, MPI, napari, pandas, h5py, ipywidgets, and py-modelrunner. |
| Purpose | COMSOL Multiphysics simulates designs, devices, and processes across engineering, manufacturing, and scientific research. | py-pde provides methods and classes for simulating partial differential equations and stochastic differential equations. |
| Support | To contact support, users must sign in with a COMSOL Access account; license options include technical support during the term or the first 12 months of a perpetual license. | The repository points users to GitHub Discussions for more information. |
COMSOL Multiphysics plans
- Perpetual license (commercial or academic; license type chosen by quotation)Priced on request
- Term license (commercial or academic; license type chosen by quotation)Priced on request
py-pde plans
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COMSOL Multiphysics suits engineers, scientists, technical enterprises, research labs, and universities working with simulations. Its modeling and collaboration tools also support teams sharing finished applications with colleagues or clients.
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