Question I notice that when I edit my wavelengths in OSLO, the V-number of my glasses seems to change. I thought that the V-number of a glass was calculated based on certain set wavelengths and was independent of the wavelengths you model the glass for. How does OSLO define dispersion and V-number...
Question When I create a slider wheel window, the slider button itself appears to be missing. What is the problem? Synopsis Slider button does not show up in the slider window Symptoms In the slider wheel window, the resolution button appears on the right and the number indicating the current value...
Question I noticed on the Mathworks site, that OSLO can be used with MATLAB. Would you be able to send me some information regarding OSLO itself and how it can be used with MATLAB? SynopsisData exchange between OSLO and MATLAB Solution "The following Knowledge Base item will give you a nice...
Question I'm interested in running OSLO (ccl files) using a batch file. How can I do this? Synopsis Running OSLO from a Batch File Solution "Note that OSLO looks for and runs a CCL command named Autostart upon startup. This will allow you to run OSLO in a ""remote"" mode, but all the commands that...
Question I want to create an axicon in OSLO. Is there a surface type that does this? How do I go about using it? Synopsis Creating an axicon in OSLO Solution "The word axicon is typically used to describe a cone-shaped surface that is symmetrical about an axis of revolution (the local z-axis). An...
Question "I wanted to add a number of glasses to the Private Glass catalog, so I decided rather then doing them one-by-one, I would directly edit the ""private.glc"" file in the "".../private/bin/glc/"" file folder. However, when I do this, I find that when I try to access some of the glasses in...
Question How do I perform paraxial ray tracing in OSLO? This would be useful to set up first order properties of some complicated lens systems.
Question I notice that if I use my IntelliPoint wheel mouse to roll up and down on any of the spreadsheets in OSLO, it works in only one direction. After I hit the bottom of the spreadsheet, the mouse wheel works for rolling up only. If I have too many element groups in the surface data...
Question Why doesn't CCL have pointers? Synopsis CCL and pointers. Solution They are not needed. The main reasons for pointers in C concern the structure of arrays, and passing function parameters by reference. CCL uses conventions similar to Fortran for these functions, allowing hidden structs on...
Question I have set up an optical system where the light passes through the center of the optics. When I decenter the optical system (in the +Y direction, for example) the light beam doesn't appear to change - it is not decentered in the -Y direction as I would expect. What is wrong? Synopsis ...
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