Typical Console Mode Workflow

The basic work flow in Console Mode is as follows.

1. You are in the SYS module when you start Thermo‑Calc in Console Mode.
2. In the DATA module you define the system. Before performing a calculation, you must define your system and retrieve thermodynamic and kinetic data. The data is retrieved from the database files.
3. The data needed to describe a system is sent to the GIBBS module. When the data is in GIBBS, the software can access the retrieved data. The retrieved data is accessible to the POLY module, which is involved in simulations that require that equilibrium calculations are performed.
4. In the DICTRA_MONITOR you:
   1. Set the initial state of the system and define its geometry and boundary conditions. The simplest system has one cell that contains one region, but you may put additional regions in a cell and put additional cells in your system.
   2. Define the phases each region contains.
   3. Set various parameters for the numerical calculations.
   4. Run the simulation from within the DICTRA_MONITOR.
5. In the POST module you plot and visualize your data.
   1. Choose the data to plot
   2. Change the appearance of the diagram
   3. Save the diagram as an image file (available in several formats).