Working with the Console Mode File Types
For DICTRA Console Mode see
In Console Mode, Thermo‑Calc uses different types of files, including:
- Macro Files and Log Files both with the file extension *.TCM. Log files are created using the SET_LOG_FILE command.
- Workspace Files in POLY (*.POLY3), GIBBS module (*.GES5), and the PARROT module (*.PAR). (For the GIBBS module, this cannot currently be done with GES6).
- Experimental Data Files (*.POP, *.DOP) are a type of workspace file available with the PARROT module and have the file extension of *.POP. In the Diffusion Module (DICTRA), you work with .DOP files instead of .POP. These .POP and .DOP files are referred to as experimental data files.
Another type of experimental data file with the *.EXP file extension are also generated when working with DATAPLOT. See About the DATAPLOT Graphical Language.
A reminder that Linux and Mac are case sensitive; when applicable ensure you enter file extensions with capital letters.
Drag and drop files into the Console window to open or run a macro, for example. File types that can be opened this way are macro files (*.TCM and *.DCM), database files (*.TDB), and workspace files (*.POLY3, *.GES5,*.PAR, and *.DIC). Note that *.DCM and *.DIC file extensions are applicable to the Diffusion Module (DICTRA).