Great article. I gain a lot of insight to set up optimization for my own non-sequential problem. I would like to see more complex optimization procedure in the future to fully utilize the capability of the software.

Very useful article. Please post more articles on optimizing non-sequential systems. Could this same method be used when optimizing for best uniformity (e.g. when illuminating a focal plane)? {Editor's Note: yes it can. Use pixel number -4 to get the standard deviation of all pixels in the detector.}