Question How do I constrain the angular magnification of my system during optimization? Synopsis Method to constrain the angular magnification during optimization Solution The most direct way to constrain the system's angular magnification is by selecting the System Operand "amag" and entering the...
Virtual servers provide several advantages for managing data: company personnel set up their software to work with the virtual server the virtual servers can be moved to different physical servers to manage storage the company personnel are not disrupted by these server moves, the reference to the...
Question I notice that the a_menu.ccl file defines the OSLO menu and toolbar structure. This means that it can be altered by any user. I also note that there is a special text window toolbar and graphics window toolbar, each named _USER_TOOLS_ . How do I get these toolbars to appear and how do I...
Question We were trying to import a WYKO .int file for a customer. Our older WYKO 6000 interferometers did not have an option to output a file that OSLO would read. Our new WYKO RTI6100 interferometer, which runs WYKO Vision32 (2.303) does have ASCII file output, but not for OSLO, only CODE V and...
Question Whenever I trace a chief ray, it appears as though the radius of my reference sphere is calculated to be infinite even though I have set the position of the reference sphere to follow the location of the exit pupil. What is wrong? Synopsis Reference sphere radius always calculated to be...
Question What is the definition of DN? I notice that if I load N-BK7 from the Schott catalog, convert it into a model glass, and mark the dispersion (DN) of the glass as a variable, the initial DN is calculated as DN = 0.246045 while the VNBR = 64.16641. How do you calculate one from the other? ...
Question I have OSLO Premium 6.2.2a installed and I know notice that some of my menu options are missing. What is the problem? Synopsis OSLO Premium shows OSLO Standard menus Symptoms "There are 4 items (instead of 6 items) shown in the "Tolerance" menu (even disabled items are counted). The second...
Question When I start a new lens and open up the Wavelength Data editor, I note that there are three wavelengths defined by default. How do I add or subtract wavelengths? Synopsis How to add or subtract wavelengths in an optical system Solution Once you are in the Wavelength Data editor (you can...
Question Whenever I perform an analysis in OSLO, OSLO analyzes the on-axis field point. How do I perform an analysis for an off-axis field point? Synopsis Performing analysis for an off-axis field point Solution "For many analyses options in OSLO, you can choose a particular field point when you...
Question I tried exporting an OSLO design to a CAD file format, but I am having trouble seeing the file in my CAD program. I am using AutoCAD 2000. Do you have any suggestions? Synopsis Exporting an OSLO design to a CAD program Symptoms The biggest problem that OSLO users encounter is to remember...
