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I’m very excited about this. But I’m I’m also interested to hear why you chose to build this instead of using Zemax’s sequential mode. I’ve written two bespoke
by rahimiali 6y ago
I’m very excited about this. But I’m I’m also interested to hear why you chose to build this instead of using Zemax’s sequential mode. I’ve written two bespoke ray tracers in my career and to this day I wonder if I should have written them as zemax extensions. Is it just cost?
- pen2l 6y agoIt’s almost definitely cost! Zemax is what, a 5-digit price for the full pack? Prohibitively expensive for anyone but those deep inside the industry who really get their bang for the buck.
- damienbloch 6y agoZemax would definitely be a more professional option, but I never got the opportunity to dive into it. Also this is more for quick plots than for complex optics
- app4soft 6y ago> Zemax would definitely be a more professional option Astree — a FLOSS alternative to Zemax.[0] [0] https://github.com/edeforas/Astree https://github.com/edeforas/Astree