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Grid Raytrace - calculation of actual Beam Width

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...

Aug 30, 2021 12:00:00 AM

Surface and Material Properties - guidelines for when to use one or both

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:

Aug 30, 2021 12:00:00 AM