Tutorials And Case Studies

These tutorials are written for users who know what optical result they want but may not know the optics terminology yet. Each case starts from simple table edits, then explains which UI controls map to optical design concepts.

• Case Study 1: Turn A Glass Plate Into A 100 mm PCX Lens
  • Goal
  • Build The Starting Plate
  • Make The Front Surface Variable
  • Set The EFFL Target
  • Place The Image Plane Correctly
  • What The User Should See
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 2: Focus A Finite Machine-Vision Lens
  • Goal
  • Load The Finite Lens
  • Make A Bad First Analysis
  • Choose The Right Variable
  • Run The Focus Solve
  • Verify The Improvement
  • Check The Wide Field
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 3: Gaussian Laser Beam Expander
  • Goal
  • Load The Laser Line
  • Back-Calculated Waist
  • Insert A 3x Keplerian Expander
  • Verify The Expanded Beam
  • Run BField Analysis
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 4: Michelson Beam Splitter And Interferogram
  • Goal
  • Load The Michelson Layout
  • Read The Path Labels
  • Use Path View
  • Run Detector Analyses
  • Show The Interferogram
  • Run Branch Field
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 5: Mach-Zehnder Two-Output Interferometer
  • Goal
  • Load The Mach-Zehnder Layout
  • Read The Path Labels
  • Use Path View For Each Output
  • Run Detector Analyses
  • Show The Interferogram
  • Run Branch Field
  • Check The Return Output
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 6: Source/Object Split Through A Beam Splitter
  • Goal
  • Load The Layout
  • Read The Physical Paths
  • Use Path View
  • Audit Source Illumination
  • Run The Camera Detector Map
  • Run The Python Example
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 7: Zemax LED Source To Diffuse Object Imaging
  • Goal
  • Load The Layout
  • Read The Scatter Paths
  • Use Path View
  • Inspect Diffuse / BRDF Settings
  • Audit Source Illumination
  • Run Image-Plane Analyses
  • Run The Python Example
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 8: Multi-Source Illumination
  • Goal
  • Load The Layout
  • Read The Layout
  • Inspect Scene Sources
  • Audit Per-Source Throughput
  • Run Detector Analyses
  • Run The Python Example
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 9: Tolerance Monte Carlo And Compensators
  • Goal
  • Load The Native-Variable Layout
  • Choose Tolerance Roles
  • Run Monte Carlo
  • Compare The Worst Sample
  • Plot The Worst-Sample Spot Overlay
  • Read The Stack-Up Bars
  • Run Compensator Sweeps
  • Check MTF Impact
  • Run The Python Example
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 10: Optical STL Prism And Face Roles
  • Goal
  • Load The Optical STL Prism
  • Read The 2D Trace
  • Assign Optical Faces
  • Inspect Mesh Readiness
  • Verify The Trace Sequence
  • Run The Python Examples And Validators
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 11: Cube Beam Splitter CAD And Virtual Plane
  • Goal
  • Load Or Import The Cube Body
  • Observe The Passive CAD Trace
  • Assign External Faces And Build A Virtual Plane
  • Read The Virtual Plane Report
  • Use The Primitive For Splitter Physics Today
  • Check Mesh Readiness
  • Run The Validators
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 12: Vendor Prism CAD Import And Face Placement
  • Goal
  • Bundled Vendor Files
  • Load The Vendor CAD Prism
  • Set Source Divergence
  • Inspect The Converted Mesh
  • Assign Optical Face Roles
  • Understand Side Labels, Axis Fits, And Optical Functions
  • Orient From The Input Face
  • Off-Center Entrance Points
  • Read The Fitted Layout
  • Chain Another Prism After A Folded Path
  • Roll Reference Faces
  • Single-Face Fold Mirrors
  • Run The Validators
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 13: Multi-Element Lens PDF Drawing Export
  • Goal
  • Input The Surface Table
  • Input Drawing Properties
  • Export The PDF
  • Run The Validator
  • What This Proves
  • Important Limitation
• Case Study 14: 3D Hardware Alignment Workflows
  • Goal
  • Open The 3D Inspector
  • Use The CAD/STL Placement Handler
  • Read Active-Mode Badges
  • Rotate Imported STEP Hardware
  • Carry Imported STEP On The Grid
  • Pick Source Targets From 3D
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 15: Cooke Triplet Optimization From A Bad Start
  • Goal
  • Load The Poor Triplet
  • Make The Bad Analysis
  • Understand The Variables
  • Apply The Optimized Prescription
  • Verify The Improvement
  • What This Proves
  • Common Mistakes
• Case Study 16: One Lens, Many Analyses
  • Goal
  • Load The Analysis Layout
  • Spot: Check Geometric Focus
  • PSF: Convert Samples Into Image Intensity
  • MTF: Read Contrast Versus Spatial Frequency
  • Wavefront: Inspect Pupil Phase
  • Zernike: Decompose The Wavefront
  • What This Proves
• Case Study 17: Galvo F-Theta Laser Scanner
  • Goal
  • Load The Preset
  • Read The Rows
  • Use The Galvo Scan Overlay
  • Check The Scan Plane
  • Validate The F-Theta Lens Alone
  • Why This Is Non-Sequential-First
  • Common Checks
  • What This Proves
• Optiland-Inspired Case Study Port Backlog
  • Purpose
  • Already Covered In Current KrakenOS UI Docs
  • High-Value Ports
  • Deferred Or Research-Oriented Ports
  • Recommended Next Port