KrakenOS Documentation

This documentation tree converts the provisional KrakenOS user manual into curated Sphinx source pages and UI case studies.

The source PDF is retained in the repository at KrakenOS/Docs/USER_MANUAL_KrakenOS_Provisional.pdf.

Manual

• Provisional Manual
  • Installation And Prerequisites
  • Introduction To Fundamental Lens Design
  • Core Model: Surfaces And Systems
  • Classes and Attributes
  • Working with the KrakenOS Library
  • Parax Tool
  • PupilCalc Tool
  • Editable Table Workflow
  • Non-Sequential-First Design Goals
  • Tracing And Ray Data
  • Zemax Rayfile Sources
  • Pupil, Paraxial, And Analysis Tools
  • Gaussian Beam Propagation
  • Beam Splitters
  • Diffuse And BRDF Scattering
  • Lens Fabrication Drawings
  • Display And Viewers
  • Handling the 3D Viewer
  • Manual Example Inventory
  • Appendix — Examples
  • References

Tutorials

• Tutorials And Case Studies
  • Case Study 1: Turn A Glass Plate Into A 100 mm PCX Lens
  • Case Study 2: Focus A Finite Machine-Vision Lens
  • Case Study 3: Gaussian Laser Beam Expander
  • Case Study 4: Michelson Beam Splitter And Interferogram
  • Case Study 5: Mach-Zehnder Two-Output Interferometer
  • Case Study 6: Source/Object Split Through A Beam Splitter
  • Case Study 7: Zemax LED Source To Diffuse Object Imaging
  • Case Study 8: Multi-Source Illumination
  • Case Study 9: Tolerance Monte Carlo And Compensators
  • Case Study 10: Optical STL Prism And Face Roles
  • Case Study 11: Cube Beam Splitter CAD And Virtual Plane
  • Case Study 12: Vendor Prism CAD Import And Face Placement
  • Case Study 13: Multi-Element Lens PDF Drawing Export
  • Case Study 14: 3D Hardware Alignment Workflows
  • Case Study 15: Cooke Triplet Optimization From A Bad Start
  • Case Study 16: One Lens, Many Analyses
  • Case Study 17: Galvo F-Theta Laser Scanner
  • Optiland-Inspired Case Study Port Backlog

Knowledge Base

• Knowledge Base
  • Sub-Pixel Hot-Spot Detection in IR Imaging