THERMOCALC with Mathematica

THERMOCALC does not produce graphics itself. The main reason for this is that generalising the work of turning THERMOCALC output into graphics is not currently feasible. On the other hand, it is relatively straightforward to do this with an external graphics engine - we use Mathematica for this purpose - and a minimum amount of human intervention assembling the THERMOCALC output.

There are currently two levels for doing this

• lower level functions, requiring more human intervention, but suitable for the rapid generation of single diagrams. In this case, the cleaning up and labelling of a diagram would be done in, say, Adobe Illustrator. (Mathematica can 'export' graphics in Adobe Illustrator format). Look at
  
  drawline functions
  drawing a PT projection
  drawing a compatibility diagram
  drawing a PT pseudosection
  drawing a Tx pseudosection
  
  and to download the Mathematica files: drawline functions + examples
  
• higher level functions, requiring less human intervention, suitable for generating diagrams over a range of conditions, for example in producing all the frames of an animation (phase diagram ``movies''). Look at the Mathematica files (in pdf)
  
  AFM compatibility diagrams at 3 kbar
  AFM compatibility diagrams at 6 kbar
  
  and to download the Mathematica files: compatibility functions + examples
  
  And look at the Mathematica files (in pdf)
  
  AFM T-x pseudosection at a range of pressures
  AFM P-x pseudosection at 600°C
  AFM T-y pseudosection at 6 kbars
  
  and to download the Mathematica files: T-x and P-x functions + examples

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