Activity Node Workflow

You can set up a tree in the Project window (starting with the My Project node Icon My Project node) and then perform all the activities at once, or create and perform one activity at a time.

Additional licenses are required for some of the listed features.

You can also use the templates to add all the necessary activity nodes based on your simulation needs. See Creating a Project from a Template.

The typical workflow is to:

  1. Define a System: Add a System Definer activity (in the Project window) where you select a database and the elements to have as system components (in the Configuration window).

    To the My Project node Icon My Project node, you can alternatively add and define one of these activity nodes: AM Calculator, Binary Calculator, Ternary Calculator, Process Metallurgy Calculator, or Experimental File Reader.

  2. Set up and run a calculation: Add an Equilibrium Calculator activity (a successor to the System Definer), where calculation conditions are set (temperature, pressure, etc.). This is where axis variables are set to create a property or phase diagram. These settings are also made in the Configuration window. You can also add a Property Model Calculator, Material to Material Calculator, Precipitation Calculator, Diffusion Calculator, or Scheil Calculator to the System Definer. The AM Calculator is also available and can either be added directly to the My Project node Icon My Project node or as a successor to the Scheil Calculator. It depends how you work with this Add-on Module.
  3. Preview some settings: For some specialized calculations (i.e. with the Add-on Modules), you can preview the settings in the Visualizations window. For example, for the Diffusion Calculator (Composition Profiles and Thermal Profiles), for the Precipitation Calculator (Thermal Profiles), and with the AM Calculator a variety of settings are previewed during the set up.
  4. Visualize the results: Add either a Plot Renderer or a Table Renderer activity in the Project window. When calculated, this creates a plot or table in the Visualizations window. The results are shown in a Plot Renderer or a Table Renderer tab.

    You need to Perform a Plot Renderer or a Table Renderer activity to visualize the calculation results from an Equilibrium Calculator.

    Getting Started Links and Templates and About the Activity Nodes