Example 02 - Matlab
Last update: 17.07.2025Matlab
function [ r ] = MATLABStandalone_NSC_ray_trace( args )
if ~exist('args', 'var')
args = [];
end
% Initialize the OpticStudio connection
TheApplication = InitConnection();
if isempty(TheApplication)
% failed to initialize a connection
r = [];
else
try
r = BeginApplication(TheApplication, args);
CleanupConnection(TheApplication);
catch err
CleanupConnection(TheApplication);
rethrow(err);
end
end
end
function [r] = BeginApplication(TheApplication, args)
import ZOSAPI.*;
% creates a new API directory
apiPath = System.String.Concat(TheApplication.SamplesDir, '\API\Matlab');
if (exist(char(apiPath)) == 0) mkdir(char(apiPath)); end;
% Set up primary optical system
TheSystem = TheApplication.PrimarySystem;
sampleDir = TheApplication.SamplesDir;
%! [e02s01_m]
% Open file
testFile = System.String.Concat(sampleDir, '\Non-sequential\Miscellaneous\Digital_projector_flys_eye_homogenizer.zos');
TheSystem.LoadFile(testFile, false);
%! [e02s01_m]
%! [e02s02_m]
% Create ray trace
NSCRayTrace = TheSystem.Tools.OpenNSCRayTrace();
NSCRayTrace.SplitNSCRays = true;
NSCRayTrace.ScatterNSCRays = false;
NSCRayTrace.UsePolarization = true;
NSCRayTrace.IgnoreErrors = true;
NSCRayTrace.SaveRays = false;
NSCRayTrace.ClearDetectors(0);
% Run ray trace
NSCRayTrace.RunAndWaitForCompletion();
NSCRayTrace.Close();
%! [e02s02_m]
% Non-sequential component editor
TheNCE = TheSystem.NCE;
%! [e02s03_m]
% Get detector data
data = NET.createArray('System.Double', TheNCE.GetDetectorSize(4));
TheNCE.GetAllDetectorData(4, 1, TheNCE.GetDetectorSize(4), data);
[~, rows, cols] = TheNCE.GetDetectorDimensions(4);
% rotates and flips image to reflect ZOS orientation
detectorData = flipud(rot90(reshape(data.double, rows, cols)));
%! [e02s03_m]
% Plot
close all;
figure('position', [50, 150, 700, 600])
surf(detectorData);
axis([1 100 1 100]);
shading flat;
xlabel('Column #');
ylabel('Row #');
title('Incoherent Illuminance [lm/cm^2]');
colorbar;
r = [];
end
function app = InitConnection()
import System.Reflection.*;
% Find the installed version of OpticStudio.
zemaxData = winqueryreg('HKEY_CURRENT_USER', 'Software\Zemax', 'ZemaxRoot');
NetHelper = strcat(zemaxData, '\ZOS-API\Libraries\ZOSAPI_NetHelper.dll');
% Note -- uncomment the following line to use a custom NetHelper path
% NetHelper = 'C:\Users\Documents\Zemax\ZOS-API\Libraries\ZOSAPI_NetHelper.dll';
NET.addAssembly(NetHelper);
success = ZOSAPI_NetHelper.ZOSAPI_Initializer.Initialize();
% Note -- uncomment the following line to use a custom initialization path
% success = ZOSAPI_NetHelper.ZOSAPI_Initializer.Initialize('C:\Program Files\OpticStudio\');
if success == 1
LogMessage(strcat('Found OpticStudio at: ', char(ZOSAPI_NetHelper.ZOSAPI_Initializer.GetZemaxDirectory())));
else
app = [];
return;
end
% Now load the ZOS-API assemblies
NET.addAssembly(AssemblyName('ZOSAPI_Interfaces'));
NET.addAssembly(AssemblyName('ZOSAPI'));
% Create the initial connection class
TheConnection = ZOSAPI.ZOSAPI_Connection();
% Attempt to create a Standalone connection
% NOTE - if this fails with a message like 'Unable to load one or more of
% the requested types', it is usually caused by try to connect to a 32-bit
% version of OpticStudio from a 64-bit version of MATLAB (or vice-versa).
% This is an issue with how MATLAB interfaces with .NET, and the only
% current workaround is to use 32- or 64-bit versions of both applications.
app = TheConnection.CreateNewApplication();
if isempty(app)
HandleError('An unknown connection error occurred!');
end
if ~app.IsValidLicenseForAPI
HandleError('License check failed!');
app = [];
end
end
function LogMessage(msg)
disp(msg);
end
function HandleError(error)
ME = MXException(error);
throw(ME);
end
function CleanupConnection(TheApplication)
% Note - this will close down the connection.
% If you want to keep the application open, you should skip this step
% and store the instance somewhere instead.
TheApplication.CloseApplication();
end
The ZOSAPI namespace contains classes for initially connecting to zemax. See also ZOSAPI_Connection,...
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