Question I have a question on the import of 3D models from Pro-E and I-deas into TracePro. The TracePro manual has a small section that deals with the translation settings at a file export from a 3D CAD program, but we still find that similar models, imported in similar fashions can be very...
Question I have an optical system for which the file is generated in a mechanical CAD program. I imported the system into TracePro from a Step file. The result being that the whole system became a single object. Is it possible to consolidate a few surfaces into one object, such that I can define...
Question I have measured scatter data, and I want to use this data to create a Surface Property in TracePro. What options are available? Synopsis Converting measured scatter data into a TracePro Surface Property Solution The TracePro Surface Property Generator can be used to convert many scatter...
Question How can I determine the angle of an incidence for a ray relative to the surface that it intersects? Synopsis Determining Angle of Incidence from an Incident Ray Table Solution The Incident Ray Table provides the XYZ direction vectors for the ray, but these are relative to the coordinate...
Question (1) How do I save the illuminance map as a text file? I have been looking at the menu and cannot find the right selection. How does the 'save raydata' option work? where does it save the raydata? How do I reload the saved ray data? --------------------------------------------- (2) I have...
Question I have created a large elliptical reflector with focal length 1 = 100,000 mm, focal length 2 = 10,000 mm, and z position = 55,000 mm. The reflector has approximately 200 surfaces. When I perform a ray-trace, the Audit gives a Defective Object warning message, but the ray-trace appears to...
Question I have set up a Grid Raytrace with a rectangular grid boundary, with half-height x and y set = 10. I also selected a Rectangular Grid Pattern with 10 x-points and 10 y-points. I expected to get a 20x20 beam, but the Irradiance Map shows the beam to be 18x18. What is wrong? Synopsis Grid...
Synopsis Surface and Material Properties - guidelines for when to use one or both Solution "The answer to whether or not you need both a Material and a Surface Property is ""sometimes"". There are some effects that occur at an interface that is best modeled as a Surface Property:
