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Accessing the Lens Catalog Database for a new lens
Question How do I access the Lens Catalog Database if I want to use it as a new OSLO lens? Synopsis Accessing the Lens Catalog Database for a new lens Solution "To access the Lens Catalog Database as a new lens in OSLO, Select " File>>New Lens..." from the OSLO menu Click the Catalog Lens button...
Graphics problems when trying to view TracePro with NetMeeting
Question I understand that you have attempted to use NetMeeting with TracePro, but only the frame of the TracePro Window appears without any detail in the model window. Synopsis Graphics problems when trying to view TracePro with NetMeeting Solution This is a graphics issue, related to where the...
Applying a pupil weighting function during optimization
Question I notice in the Optimization Conditions dialog box (see the menu item "Optimize>>Optimization Conditions"), that I can apply field, pupil and color weighting functions. How can I do this? Synopsis Applying a pupil weighting function during optimization Symptoms You can apply a custom pupil...
Moving lens thickness independently of other components
Question I want to change the thickness/position of a group of surfaces (or a component group) without affecting the surfaces after the group. When I try to do adjust the first surface of the component group, all surfaces after that initial surface are affected. How do I restrict the thickness...
Using the status bar to show the results if user calculations
Question I want to use the status bar to show the result of a special calculation that I create. How can I do this? Will the status bar be updated on a continuous basis? Synopsis Using the status bar to show the results if user calculations Symptoms This is certainly possible to do in OSLO. There...
MQUARTET.LEN - THE MONOCHROMATIC QUARTET LENS
Mquartet is the best solution found to the design problem posed at the 1994 International Lens Design Conference. It is often used as a reference point for global optimization. The monochromatic quartet is the name given by organizer D.C. O'Shea, to a lens that was designed according to the rules...
OSLO crashes or becomes unstable when changing Coordinates data
Question When I attempt to add a Coordinates Pickup or Coordinate Return on a surface, OSLO either crashes, hangs or does bizarre things. I am using OSLO 6.4.4. What is wrong? Synopsis OSLO crashes or becomes unstable when changing Coordinates data Symptoms This is a known problem in OSLO 6.4.4 and...
55. OSLO Tip: General Operating Conditions
Cleanliness standards
Question When I attended the recent TracePro training course, there was mention of references that related surfaces cleanliness levels (specified by MIL-STD-1246C) to cleanroom classifications (specified by FED-209D).What I am looking for is research that was published on how to link MIL-STD-1246...