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| OPTICAL CAD SYSTEM |
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| 2D Graphical editor (click and drag) |
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| Editing of optical elements (mouse select, copy, paste, ...) |
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| Spreadsheet-type editing of optical systems |
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| Multiple Undo/Redo with last action display |
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| 3D display (shaded solid models) |
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| Surface-based editing |
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| Element-based editing |
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| Absolute coordinates |
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| Sequential coordinates (SBS - surface by surface) |
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| Instantaneous switching between coordinates types |
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| Printing |
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| 32 bit optimized code |
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| OPTICAL ELEMENTS / SURFACE TYPES [back] |
VOB |
VOB++ |
VOB Pro |
| Transparent screens |
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| Opaque screen |
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| Lenses |
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| Dispersion prisms |
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| Mirrors |
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| Light pipes |
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| Aspheres |
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| Holographical optical elements (HOE) |
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| Binary optical elements |
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| Gratings
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| Fresnel lenses |
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| Cylindric lenses |
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| Torus |
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| Toroidal ring |
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| Micro optical elements (Micro Optics plug-in required!) |
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| OPTICAL SYSTEMS [back] |
VOB |
VOB++ |
VOB Pro |
| Axial Systems |
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| Non-Axial Systems with tilts and decenters |
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| Unlimited number of surfaces |
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| Internal reflections (light pipes) |
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| Configurations (zoom lenses, ...) |
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| Manual entrance aperture setting |
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| Automatic entrance pupil setting |
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| Multiple object field points |
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| Infinite / finite object and/or image |
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| TOOLS [back] |
VOB |
VOB++ |
VOB Pro |
| Generation of optical elements from parameters |
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| Lens catalog (Edmund Industrial Optics) |
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| Custom component library |
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| Glass catalogs |
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| Custom glass catalog |
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| Align selected element (axial systems) |
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| Shift selected surface |
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| Tilt (rotate) selected surface/element(s) |
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| Flip (turn over) selected element |
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| Turn system (Reverse light path) |
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| Automatic positioning of image plane for minimum spot size |
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| Local optimization |
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| ANALYSIS [back] |
VOB |
VOB++ |
VOB Pro |
| Spot diagram |
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| Transversal aberrations (meridional/sagittal) |
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| Distortion |
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| Wave aberrations |
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| Modular transfer function (MTF) |
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| Power spectral density function (PSF) |
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| Narcissus analysis |
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| System properties (cardinal planes, entrance, exit pupils) |
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| Properties of selected elements |
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| Wavelength analysis |
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| ELECTRO-OPTICS [back] |
VOB |
VOB++ |
VOB Pro |
| Singular detectors |
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| Array (matrix) detectors |
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| Optical transformers |
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| Mechanical and electronic scanner types |
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| Real and ideal scanner types |
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| IMAGE SYNTHESIS [back] |
VOB |
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VOB Pro |
| Built-in test objects |
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| Custom objects (bitmapped images) |
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| MULTIMEDIA FUNCTIONS [back] |
VOB |
VOB++ |
VOB Pro |
| AVI recorder single shot |
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| AVI recorder continuous mode |
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| Animation of elements |
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| Animation of beams |
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| AVI replay |
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