$\begin{figure} \par\resizebox{8.8cm}{!}{\includegraphics{H4032F1.ps}} \end{figure}$ Figure 1: The $M_{\rm env}{-}T_{\rm eff}$ relation for a Vassiliadis & Wood's solar metallicity track of initial mass $M_{\rm ZAMS} = 2.5~M_{\odot}$ ( $M_{\rm core} = 0.668~M_{\odot}$ ). AGB, post-AGB and PN phases are indicated. Spikes at low $T_{\rm eff}$ result from He shell flashes.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\resizebox{8.8cm}{!}{\includegraphics{H4032F2.ps}} \end{figure}$ Figure 2: $M_{\rm env}{-}T_{\rm eff}$ diagrams for solar metallicity VW tracks of ( $M_{\rm ZAMS}$ , $M_{\rm core}$ ) = ( $1.0~M_{\odot}$ , $0.570~M_{\odot}$ ) - solid line ( $3.5~M_{\odot}$ , $0.755~M_{\odot}$ ) - dashed line, and ( $5~M_{\odot}$ , $0.900~M_{\odot}$ ) - dotted line.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\resizebox{8.8cm}{!}{\includegraphics{H4032F3.ps}} \end{figure}$ Figure 3: Comparison of $M_{\rm env}{-}T_{\rm eff}$ diagrams for VW solar metallicity tracks (full lines) with the synthetic results (dotted lines). In each panel the core mass, $M_{\rm core}$ , of a given post-AGB object and initial mass of the respective VW track, $M_{\rm ZAMS}$ , are indicated.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\resizebox{8.8cm}{!}{\includegraphics{H4032F5.ps}} \end{figure}$ Figure 5: The $T_{\rm eff}$ time evolution of solar metallicity post-AGB objects resulting from the synthetic method (dotted lines), as compared to the H-burning VW tracks (full lines). Time, in units of 10³ yrs, starts at the AGB temperature minimum. Panels are labeled with object masses as in Fig. 3.
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In the text

$\begin{figure} \par\resizebox{8.8cm}{!}{\includegraphics{H4032F1.ps}} \end{figure}$	Figure 1: The $M_{\rm env}{-}T_{\rm eff}$ relation for a Vassiliadis & Wood's solar metallicity track of initial mass $M_{\rm ZAMS} = 2.5~M_{\odot}$ ( $M_{\rm core} = 0.668~M_{\odot}$ ). AGB, post-AGB and PN phases are indicated. Spikes at low $T_{\rm eff}$ result from He shell flashes.
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$\begin{figure} \par\resizebox{8.8cm}{!}{\includegraphics{H4032F2.ps}} \end{figure}$	Figure 2: $M_{\rm env}{-}T_{\rm eff}$ diagrams for solar metallicity VW tracks of ( $M_{\rm ZAMS}$ , $M_{\rm core}$ ) = ( $1.0~M_{\odot}$ , $0.570~M_{\odot}$ ) - solid line ( $3.5~M_{\odot}$ , $0.755~M_{\odot}$ ) - dashed line, and ( $5~M_{\odot}$ , $0.900~M_{\odot}$ ) - dotted line.
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$\begin{figure} \par\resizebox{8.8cm}{!}{\includegraphics{H4032F3.ps}} \end{figure}$	Figure 3: Comparison of $M_{\rm env}{-}T_{\rm eff}$ diagrams for VW solar metallicity tracks (full lines) with the synthetic results (dotted lines). In each panel the core mass, $M_{\rm core}$ , of a given post-AGB object and initial mass of the respective VW track, $M_{\rm ZAMS}$ , are indicated.
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$\begin{figure} \par\resizebox{8.8cm}{!}{\includegraphics{H4032F4.ps}} \end{figure}$	Figure 4: Same as Fig. 3, but for SMC metallicity.
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$\begin{figure} \par\resizebox{8.8cm}{!}{\includegraphics{H4032F5.ps}} \end{figure}$	Figure 5: The $T_{\rm eff}$ time evolution of solar metallicity post-AGB objects resulting from the synthetic method (dotted lines), as compared to the H-burning VW tracks (full lines). Time, in units of 10³ yrs, starts at the AGB temperature minimum. Panels are labeled with object masses as in Fig. 3.
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$\begin{figure} \par\resizebox{8.8cm}{!}{\includegraphics{H4032F6.ps}} \end{figure}$	Figure 6: Same as Fig. 5, but for SMC metallicity.
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