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Modeling Composite block of glass with 3 reflective surfaces in Sequential mode?

  • April 29, 2026
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I am trying to model a composite glass block as shown below in Sequential mode. This is basically a variation of Amici Roof prism which is basically 2 prisms that will work together to convert a 8deg incoming ray to 0deg exit ray that coincides with the mechanical axis of the prism. Below is a sketch of the same that I am trying to model.

I tried to use the Roof prism Polygon object example, but it is extremely complex to determine and optimize for the plane angles using vertices. 

Therefore, is there a way to model this in Sequential mode such that I can use MFE to optimize for the angles of the 2 bottom reflective planes?

 

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  • Monochrome
  • April 30, 2026

You might try to simulate your system using tilted surfaces and coordinate breaks. Though that not easy in any way. See the example in “Anamorphic Beams.zmx”. You’ll need to use Mirrors for some surfaces.
Can you simplify to only two prisms? Or solve with only reflection / refraction equations?