Question When I do a distortion plot on my optical system, there seems to be a very high peak near the axis, but not on the axis, that diminishes, and then trails off. This seems erroneous. Is this a math artefact or real distortion? Synopsis Distortion analysis (distplt) in a tilted or decentered...
Question I would like to make use of the macro language in TracePro, how do I get started?
Question I imported a CAD file. Now I am trying to apply a Material Property to one of the objects, but I get the following error message: Material property cannot be applied to a thin sheet body! Why won't TracePro allow the property to be applied? Synopsis Error message: Material property cannot...
OSLO is a windows application with a spreadsheet-based graphical user interface. Time-saving and convenience features in the OSLO interface include: Right-click provides a list of currently available actions. Dialog boxes can be generated automatically for CCL commands User-defined toolbars, with...
Question When installing TracePro or OSLO, I get an error message that the Sentinel Drivers failed to install. How do I resolve this?
This is the recommended first exercise for every new TracePro user. It takes you from opening a model to interpreting simulation results: the core loop of every TracePro workflow.
Question Why don't my lens drawings show the correct ray paths? Synopsis Lens drawings and incorrect ray paths. Solution There are three principal reasons why you might have such a problem: You have entered your data incorrectly. The lens drawings prepared by OSLO are primarily intended to give...
