Getting Started Links and Templates

When you first open Thermo-Calc, the My Project Configuration window has a variety of links and templates available to get you started. From here, click any template button to add the relevant nodes to a Project tree. You can also right-click the My Project node and select a template from the Create New Activity → Use Template list.

  1. In the Project window, click the My Project node Icon My Project node.
  2. The templates (plus additional links under Getting Started) are available to click in the My Project node Icon My Project Configuration window.

Location of the Quick Start Wizard and Templates on the Configuration window

Even before you understand how to work with Thermo‑Calc projects or use the available templates, there are some links of interest available under Getting Started.

Getting started links on the My Project Configuration window

  • Click Getting Started to go to the Getting Started Guides on the website.
  • Click Video Tutorials to go to the Video Tutorials on the website.
  • Click Online Help to open the help locally in a browser (or press F1).
  • Click Example Files to open the Graphical Mode folder containing the installed example files.

In addition to the links above, click Quick Start to open the template wizard, which helps you set up a project and run calculations in Graphical Mode. You can set up, calculate and visualize any of the following:

  • Single point equilibrium
  • One axis equilibrium
  • Phase diagram
  • Scheil solidification simulation

Creating a Project with the Quick Start Wizard

Equilibrium templates on the My Project Configuration window

Under Equilibrium, click a template to create a project and add the applicable nodes to the Project window.

  • Single Point: To calculate a single point equilibrium. The project consists of a System Definer, Equilibrium Calculator, and a Table Renderer.
  • One Axis: To calculate a one axis diagram. The project consists of a System Definer, Equilibrium Calculator, and a Plot Renderer.
  • Material to Material: To examine how materials transition into one another. The project consists of a System Definer, Material to Material Calculator, and a Plot Renderer.
  • Phase Diagram: To calculate a phase diagram. The project consists of a System Definer, Equilibrium Calculator, and a Plot Renderer.
  • Binary: To perform a binary calculation. The project consists of a Binary Calculator and a Plot Renderer.
  • Ternary: To perform a ternary calculation. The project consists of a System Definer, Ternary Calculator, and a Plot Renderer.

Non-Equilibrium templates on the My Project Configuration window

Under Non-Equilibrium, click a template to create a project and add the applicable nodes to the Project window.

  • Scheil Solidification: To perform a Scheil calculation. The project consists of a System Definer, Scheil Calculator, and a Plot Renderer.
  • Homogenization: To perform a Scheil solidification calculation followed by kinetic homogenization simulation of segregated composition profile. The project consists of a System Definer, a Scheil Calculator, a Diffusion Calculator, and two Plot Renderers.
  • Diffusion: To calculate general diffusion simulations. The project consists of a System Definer, Diffusion Calculator, and a Plot Renderer.
  • Precipitation: To simulate the evolution of particle size distributions. The project consists of a System Definer, Precipitation Calculator and a Plot Renderer.

To run full calculations with the Homogenization, Diffusion, and Precipitation templates require additional licenses although you can run these in demo mode with up to three (3) components. See Diffusion Module Available Graphical Mode Features and Available Options with the Precipitation Module.

Property Model templates on the My Project Configuration window

Under Property Models, click a template to create a project and add the applicable nodes to the Project window.

  • Property Models: To choose from a variety of Property Models available on a Property Model Calculator. The project consists of a System Definer, Property Model Calculator, Plot Renderer, and a Table Renderer.
  • Steel TTT: To use the TTT Diagram Property Model as part of the Steel Model Library and add all the activities for a Time-Temperature-Transformation (TTT) diagram calculation. The project consists of a System Definer, Property Model Calculator, and a Plot Renderer.
  • Steel CCT: To use the CCT Diagram Property Model as part of the Steel Model Library and add all the activities for a Continuous-Cooling-Transformation (CCT) diagram calculation. The project consists of a System Definer, Property Model Calculator, and a Plot Renderer. Also see Steel Library TTT Diagram Template and Steel Library CCT Diagram Template.

To run full calculations with the Steel TTT and Steel CCT templates (as part of the Steel Model Library) requires a valid maintenance license plus licenses for both the TCFE (version 9 and newer) and MOBFE (version 4 and newer) databases.

Application templates on the My Project Configuration window

Under Applications, click a template to create a project and add the applicable nodes to the Project window.

  • Process Metallurgy: To allow for calculation and efficient setup of advanced calculations involving slag, metal, and gas. Also see Process Metallurgy Template.

    To run full calculations with the Process Metallurgy template requires both a valid Maintenance and Support Subscription (M&SS) and a license for the TCS Metal Oxide Solutions Database (TCOX8 or newer).

  • Additive Manufacturing and With Material Library: These templates are to work with additive manufacturing. The Additive Manufacturing (AM) Module is used to better understand the laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) process by predicting the temperature distribution and melt pool geometry as a function of process parameters. Also see Additive Manufacturing Templates.

    To run full calculations with the Additive Manufacturing and With Material Library templates require a license for the Additive Manufacturing (AM) Module.

    When you also have licenses either for the Diffusion Module (DICTRA) and/or the Precipitation Module (TC-PRISMA), for transient simulations you can additionally include probe data from the AM Calculator in the set up of the thermal profile for diffusion and precipitation calculations, respectively.