Insert a few lines in the non-sequential component editor by pressing the “Insert” key on your keyboard.

In the first part of the design, we will create a filament source collimated by a parabolic reflector. We will then place a detector object at some distance +Z and look at the irradiance distribution on a detector.

Make the first object a parabolic reflector by double clicking (left clicking) on the “Object type” column of Object 1 in the editor and opening the Object Property window. Under the Type tab set the Type to Standard Surface and click OK.



In the editor, type the following parameters in the corresponding column of Standard Surface Object. For some of the parameters, you might have to scroll to the right of the editor to see the title column display the desired parameter name.

Material:           Mirror
Radius:             100
Conic:               -1 (parabola)
Max Aper:        150
Min Aper:         20 (center hole in the reflector)
All other parameters should be left as default



You can open the NSC 3D layout under Analysis>Layout> NSC 3D Layout menu and/or the NSC Shaded model (Analysis>Layout> NSC Shaded model) to see what this reflector looks like.