Additive manufacturing is a development trend in recent years. The key technology for smart manufacturing. Using Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) to simulate additive manufacturing can help develop and build core manufacturing technologies and reduce trial and error. The core focus of additive manufacturing is the heating mechanism as laser heating, and the heat transfer and mechanical properties including phase changes. This article focuses on the various laser heating simulation methods and the implement of metal phase change by using multiphysics coupling software - COMSOL Multiphysics.