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Message (plus 1 internal DOFs)

Posted Apr 9, 2026, 11:57 a.m. EDT MEMS & Piezoelectric Devices, Results & Visualization Version 6.2 1 Reply

Leonardo Ossino
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What is the meaning of the message "(plus 1 internal DOFs)" ? Is it something I should be concerned about?

1 Reply Last Post Apr 10, 2026, 12:20 p.m. EDT
Henrik Sönnerlind COMSOL Employee

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Posted: 6 months ago Apr 10, 2026, 12:20 p.m. EDT

Nothing to worry about. There are several cases when internal states are added. The idea is that if you count the nodes times the number of DOFs per node, it would not sum up if such extra DOFs were reported in the 'ordinary' total number of DOFs.

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Henrik Sönnerlind
COMSOL
Nothing to worry about. There are several cases when internal states are added. The idea is that if you count the nodes times the number of DOFs per node, it would not sum up if such extra DOFs were reported in the 'ordinary' total number of DOFs.

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