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ZOS-API interface 2024 R1

Example 26 - Matlab

Last update: 17.07.2025

Matlab

function [ r ] = MATLABStandalone_modify_opticstudio_preferences( 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.*;
TheSystem = TheApplication.PrimarySystem;
% Add your custom code here...
%! [e26s01_m]
% Define variables for OpticStudio Preferences
Preference = TheApplication.Preferences;
PrefG = Preference.General;
Logic = {'False', 'True'};
%! [e26s01_m]
%! [e26s02_m]
% Read and print the initial settings
fprintf('\n===Check initial Settings===\n')
fprintf('DateTimeFormat: %s\n', char(PrefG.DateTimeFormat))
fprintf('Language: %s\n', char(PrefG.Language))
fprintf('ZMXFileEncoding: %s\n', char(PrefG.ZMXFileEncoding))
fprintf('TXTFileEncoding: %s\n', char(PrefG.TXTFileEncoding))
fprintf('UseSessionFiles: %s\n', Logic{PrefG.UseSessionFiles+1})
fprintf('IncludeCalculatedDataInsession: %s\n', Logic{PrefG.IncludeCalculatedDataInSession+1})
fprintf('UpdateMostRecentlyUsedList: %s\n', Logic{PrefG.UpdateMostRecentlyUsedList+1})
fprintf('UserPrefrences: %s\n', char(PrefG.UserPreferences))
%! [e26s02_m]
%! [e26s03_m]
% Reset the settings to default
Preference.ResetToDefaults();
%! [e26s03_m]
%! [e26s04_m]
% Set and print the settings
PrefG.DateTimeFormat = ZOSAPI.Preferences.DateTimeType.DateTime;
PrefG.Language = ZOSAPI.Preferences.LanguageType.English;
PrefG.ZMXFileEncoding = ZOSAPI.Preferences.EncodingType.ANSI;
PrefG.TXTFileEncoding = ZOSAPI.Preferences.EncodingType.ANSI;
PrefG.UseSessionFiles = false;
PrefG.IncludeCalculatedDataInSession = false;
PrefG.UpdateMostRecentlyUsedList = false;
PrefG.UserPreferences = 'Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye';
%! [e26s04_m]
fprintf('\n===Final Settings===\n')
fprintf('DateTimeFormat: %s\n', char(PrefG.DateTimeFormat))
fprintf('Language: %s\n', char(PrefG.Language))
fprintf('ZMXFileEncoding: %s\n', char(PrefG.ZMXFileEncoding))
fprintf('TXTFileEncoding: %s\n', char(PrefG.TXTFileEncoding))
fprintf('UseSessionFiles: %s\n', Logic{PrefG.UseSessionFiles+1})
fprintf('IncludeCalculatedDataInsession: %s\n', Logic{PrefG.IncludeCalculatedDataInSession+1})
fprintf('UpdateMostRecentlyUsedList: %s\n', Logic{PrefG.UpdateMostRecentlyUsedList+1})
fprintf('UserPreferences: %s\n', char(PrefG.UserPreferences))
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\Zemax 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();
% Define a Preferences File.
% Preferences file is defined on the IZOSAPIConnection interface (prior to connecting to the API)
% If no PreferencesFile is defined it will use the default OpticStudio.CFG file however changes will not persist between sessions.
% If a PreferencesFile is defined, then any changes will save automatically.
%! [e26s05_m]
fprintf('\n===PreferencesFile===\n')
cfgFile = 'C:\Users\Documents\Zemax\Configs\OpticStudio.CFG';
if exist(cfgFile, 'file')
TheConnection.PreferencesFile = cfgFile;
fprintf('PreferencesFile: %s\n', char(TheConnection.PreferencesFile))
else
fprintf('Default OpticStudio.CFG preferences used\n');
end
%! [e26s05_m]
% 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 = MException('zosapi:HandleError', 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
Definition: InterfacesPreferences.cs:30
The ZOSAPI namespace contains classes for initially connecting to zemax. See also ZOSAPI_Connection,...
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