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Measuring distance between surface while changing decenter

  • 21 August 2021
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Hi all,

I’m new to Zemax, and I’m struggling on finding the exact distance between surfaces.

 

I understand that normally the distance between surfaces depends on the thickness that has been set in the lens data editor. However, in the off-axis system I’m designing at current moment, I found that applying Decenter Y will change the distance between surfaces. Now, I’m using the measurement tool to find the distance between surfaces after applying decenter Y. Is there any other method to tell me the accurate distance between surfaces?

 

Thanks in all in advance.

 

Daoming

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Best answer by Andrey.Pravdivtsev 23 August 2021, 14:39

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You can use insert into MFE operands which calculate global position of the elements. So you will be able to get distances based on these values.

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@Daoming.Dong - what @Andrey.Pravdivtsev mentioned is a great method. The optimization operands they are referring to are these:

 

 

These operands will give you the same information you would find in the Prescription Report, which is a comparison of the element’s position to the Global Coordinate Reference Surface. 

Thanks guys!

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