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Macro import of .dat file onto a Grid Phase surface

  • June 28, 2023
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James.Fry
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I have a macro that converts .tif files to .dat files via the CONVERTIMAGETOGRID keyword and that all works like a charm and it creates wagonloads of .dat files.  

What I’d like to do next is import those files into a prescription with an established Grid Phase surface via the same macro . . . but I don’t see a ZPL way to do that?

Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks!

Best answer by Mark.Nicholson

Hi again,

Try the IMPORTEXTRADATA keyword. OpticStudio removed the Extra Data Editor from the UI as the editors became flexible enough to not need it, but it lives on in the ZPL structure.

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Mark.Nicholson
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  • June 29, 2023

Hi again,

Try the IMPORTEXTRADATA keyword. OpticStudio removed the Extra Data Editor from the UI as the editors became flexible enough to not need it, but it lives on in the ZPL structure.

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James.Fry
Ultraviolet
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  • June 29, 2023

Thanks, Mark.  I’ll try that out.  -Alex