Question Can you supply an explanation of the format the data from a rectangular iso-candela plot is saved in when saved as a text file? I can open the data in notepad, but I have no idea how the list of candela numbers is geometrically organized. Synopsis Data Format for Text File saved from a...
Question Modeling sources in TracePro to obtain valid near-field analysis results
Question We have become aware of an Error Message that occurs when trying to open a STEP (.stp) or IGES (.igs) file when running TracePro on a PC that is also running a Chinese or Japanese version of the Windows Operating System. Synopsis File Not Found error message when opening STEP or IGES file...
Question I would like some data for Optical Black surfaces. Can you point me to any references? Synopsis Optical Black - some property data references for black anodized and black painted surfaces Solution Here are a few references for papers on this subject: Infrared reflectance of anodized...
Question When I want to save the work of TracePro into the IGES/STEP format, a message appears that tells me no such feature exists, and another message tells me that IGES/STEP Translator is required for data translation. One other problem is that when I save the work of TracePro as a SAT file,...
Question IES File format Synopsis IES File format Solution "I have attached an example IES file to help me to respond to your question. Please make note of the fifth line in the file: 1 10.000000 1.0 19 1 1 1 0 0 0 These values in the IES file, from left to right, represent the following (items 3.4...
Question The instant I open a volume flux file TracePro crashes. The identical file and procedure work on another machine. I have tried ..... to no avail. I really need a fix for this! What can you suggest? Synopsis TracePro crashes when viewing a Volume Flux file - incompatibility with MacroMagic ...
Question Opening a STEP file, the object is not visible unless it is selected, and after a while, I determined that the object appears white against the white TracePro background, so I changed the color. I am not sure whether this is on purpose or not, but I have to select all surfaces to change...
Question "I generated a ray file using ProSource 5.2 and inserted a source into TracePro. Everything looks reasonable, I just have a question regarding units: The ProSource file shows a peak intensity of 0.26 Candela while TracePro gives 0.24 W/sr as the peak intensity on the Iso-Candela plot. If I...
Question Why do I see "Warning Message - out of valid wavelength range (400 to 700)", and how can I resolve the problem? Synopsis Warning Message - out of valid wavelength range (400 to 700) Solution TracePro 7.2.0 introduced a new feature in TracePro. If you select any Material Property in the...
