Introduction - COMSOL Java API
I did not realize this until recently, but you can create a text-file (to be more precise, a java-file) that contains COMSOL Multiphysics commands. You can then run that file from a command prompt/terminal. If you feel like it you can even suppress the GUI. This is really cool, and perhaps even more powerful than the input file formats used by most other FE solvers. I will use this approach to improve how MCalibration interacts with COMSOL Multiphysics. This short article (and video) outlines how you can use the COMSOL Java API
Step 1. Save Model Template
The easiest way to create a COMSOL Java API file is to create a model using the Multiphysics GUI. Then, save the model as a java-file (see image below). Note that the COMSOL model can use any material model, include PolyUMod material models.
Step 2. Modify the Java File
The created java file is easy to read and edit. You can read the COMSOL Multiphysics documentation to learn more about the Java API.
Step 3. Compile the COMSOL Java API File
Here is an example Windows bat-file for compiling a java-file to a class-file.
set p=C:\Program Files\COMSOL\COMSOL56\Multiphysics\bin\win64
set f=test
echo ## compile the java file
"%p%\comsolcompile.exe" %f%.java
Step 4. Run the Class File
Once you have a class file you can open it from within the COMSOL Multiphysics GUI, or you can run it from a command window. Here is an example Windows bat-file as an example.
set p=C:\Program Files\COMSOL\COMSOL56\Multiphysics\bin\win64
set f=test
rem echo ## run comsol
rem "%p%\comsolbatch.exe" -inputfile %f%.class -nosave
See the following video for more info about how to use the Java API:
