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How to Show Exported Rays in SolidWorks

no@spam.com (Dan Hill) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT

ZEMAX exports ray information into IGES, STEP and SAT CAD file formats, however SolidWorks™ does not read this information in by default. This article describes how to get SolidWorks to show the rays inside the exported data files.

Docking Station Issues

no@spam.com (Dan Hill) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PDT

This article highlights the solution to problems encountered with the parallel type ZEMAX keys and docking stations.

How To Locate Geometry Errors Part II - Design Examples

no@spam.com (Dan Hill) — Fri, 18 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT

This article serves as part II of the articles on Geometry Errors (Error 10561).

This article is accompanied by a ZIP archive containing sample files which demonstrate some of the more common geometry errors. The ZIP file may be downloaded from the last page of the article.

How To Return the Index of Refraction at a Specific Wavelength

no@spam.com (Dan Hill) — Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT

This article describes the different ways to return index data in ZEMAX.

ZPL Macro for Scaling the Weight of a Range of Optimization Operands

no@spam.com (Dan Hill) — Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT

This article introduces a quick and simple macro that can be used to scale the weighting of a range of optimization operands.

What Is Polynomial Sensitivity Tolerancing?

no@spam.com (Dan Hill) — Sun, 06 May 2007 00:00:00 PDT

This article demonstrates how to use polynomial fits to speed up tolerancing.

How To Convert FWHM Measurements to 1/e Squared

no@spam.com (Dan Hill) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Sometimes, manufacturers provide Gaussian beam data as FWHM measurements. This article describes how to convert FWHM measurements to 1 over e squared measurements, which are used by ZEMAX.

This article is also available in Japanese.

How To Update and Change the Settings of a Graphic Window from ZPL

no@spam.com (Dan Hill) — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:00:00 PDT

This article describes how to change the settings of a graphic window via the MODIFYSETTINGS ZPL keyword.

Why is the Nominal Criteria Different From the Value Reported Elsewhere?

no@spam.com (Dan Hill) — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 01:00:00 PDT

Question: Why is the nominal criteria in the tolerance output different from the value which is reported elsewhere in ZEMAX, such as the merit function or an analysis feature?

Can I Define a Background Material Other Than Air?

no@spam.com (Dan Hill) — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:00:00 PDT

This article explains:

How to create a "background" material in both pure NSC and in mixed mode.