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Separating surfaces from objects that have been combined during translation from a CAD Program
Question I have an optical system for which the file is generated in a mechanical CAD program. I imported the system into TracePro from a Step file. The result being that the whole system became a single object. Is it possible to consolidate a few surfaces into one object, such that I can define...
Editing glass catalogs
Question I want to use only preferred or recommended glass from glass manufacturers. Is there an easy way to edit the current catalog from glass vendors to exclude some exotic/expansive glass? Synopsis Editing glass catalogs Workaround "Note that as of OSLO 6.3.1 the ""Private"" glass catalog is...
OSLO Tolerancing
OSLO helps users balance cost and performance with its state-of -the art tolerancing tools. With OSLO you can control the impact manufacturing errors and control them cost-effectively with tolerances. Surface Tolerances describe the quality of each surface: Radius of curvature Conic Constant ...
Can OSLO use custom coatings?
Question Can I add different antireflection coatings in OSLO? Synopsis Can OSLO use custom coatings? Solution Once a complete multilayer coating is defined, you assign it a name and that coating can be applied to any optical surface. You can build up a custom database of coatings that you can reuse...
Saving files to different directories using the save() command
Question I am attempting to use the save() command in a CCL routine to save the current lens. I want to save the lens to a particular directory, but I am having trouble specifying that directory using the "directory_name" parameter. What is the problem? Synopsis Saving files to different...
Accessing the Catalog Lens Database within a lens file
Question How do I insert a catalog lens into my OSLO lens file? Synopsis Accessing the Catalog Lens Database within a lens file Solution "To insert a lens from the Lens Catalog Database into an existing lens: In the Surface Data Spreadsheet, click the right mouse button on the grey box of the...
2. Features
Creating Ray Files
Converting measured scatter data into a TracePro Surface Property
Question I have measured scatter data, and I want to use this data to create a Surface Property in TracePro. What options are available? Synopsis Converting measured scatter data into a TracePro Surface Property Solution The TracePro Surface Property Generator can be used to convert many scatter...
Adding terms to an aspheric surface
Question How do I add aspheric terms to a surface in OSLO? Synopsis Adding terms to an aspheric surface Solution Identify the surface that you want to add an aspheric to and choose the grey box in the "Special" column of that surface. Choose " Polynomial Asphere (A)" from the pop-up list If you...