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...
Question I would like a good eye model that I can use in OSLO. One with enough precision that it actually models the gradient material in the lens. Do you have anything like this? Synopsis Eye model from Liou and Brennan (JOSA A, 1997) Solution There are some good eye models in Bruce Walker's book...
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Question Is there a way to extract numerical values from a 2D wavefront map? All I seem to be able to do is generate a 2D wavefront map plot. Synopsis Extracting 2D wavefront map data Solution A new command (GWF) was added in the 6.2.2a release of OSLO to perform just the task you are requesting....
