Posts about: TracePro (15)

23. Modeling, Analyzing, and Optimizing Solar Collection Systems

CAD options for import into TracePro

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...

Lenses

TracePro .omlb files of common lenses that can be used to demonstrate the capabilities of TracePro, or perhaps be copied and pasted into a full-up TracePro model TraceProExampleLenses.zip

18. Modeling Light Sources

Separating surfaces from objects that have been combined during translation from a CAD Program

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...

2. Features

Creating Ray Files

Converting measured scatter data into a TracePro Surface Property

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...

Determining Angle of Incidence from an Incident Ray Table

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...

Saving Irradiance Maps as Text Files, and saving Ray Data

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...

Image File for Bitmap Source

File needed to perform the tutorial detailed in the Bitmap Source Users Manual. The Bitmap Source Module is a utility program reads an image (e.g. jpeg file) and creates a Ray File that can be inserted into a TracePro model as a file source. The Bitmap Source feature is available in the TracePro...