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Getting Started with OpticStudio
Getting Started with OpticStudio

Explore the OpticStudio interface and the range of capabilities with these introductory resources. This is the jumping off point ...

3 Hours
Getting Started with OpticsBuilder
Getting Started with OpticsBuilder

Learn how to easily convert optical designs into CAD, analyze the affect mechanical components have on optical performance by per...

3 Hours
Getting Started with OpticsViewer
Getting Started with OpticsViewer

Discover how to view optical performance, prescription and manufacturing data in OpticsViewer. Follow these tutorials to master c...

2 Hours
Getting Started with ZOS-API
Getting Started with ZOS-API

Getting Started with ZOS-API is designed to get you up to speed quickly with the powerful features of ZOS-API. This Learning Path...

5 Hours
ZPL Programming
ZPL Programming

The Zemax Programming Language (ZPL) allows users to write their own programs within OpticStudio. These programs can: Automate ...

3 Hours
Designing with Holograms
Designing with Holograms

This learning path covers everything you should know to effectively model holograms in OpticStudio. You will learn about the diff...

6 Hours
How to Build a Spectrometer
How to Build a Spectrometer

In this learning path, you will learn how to build a spectrometer. Spectroscopy is a non-invasive technique and one of the most p...

3 Hours
Modeling Laser Beam Propagation in OpticStudio
Modeling Laser Beam Propagation in OpticStudio

Learn the key steps in modeling laser beam propagation in OpticStudio. Discover what tools are available, how to set up, analyze ...

5 hours
Imaging System Fundamentals
Imaging System Fundamentals

Learn the key steps in imaging system design with OpticStudio. Discover how to setup, analyze, optimise and tolerance a simple im...

3 Hours
Illumination Systems Fundamentals
Illumination Systems Fundamentals

This Learning Path will provide the fundamental skills necessary for illumination design to build on for more advanced tasks. Fir...

7 Hours