Posts about: OSLO (17)
41. OSLO Tip: Seeing how the system is sampled
Angular Magnification: Method to Constrain During Optimization
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...
03. OSLO Tip: Copy text from output window
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Adding Items to the User Tools Toolbar - OSLO
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...
16. OSLO Tip: Freezing variables
34. OSLO Tip: Tolerancing
Importing an interferogram file ( *.int) from Wyko software
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...
Reference sphere radius always calculated to be inifinity
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...
DN Meaning: Understanding the Definition of DN
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? ...