CppStandalone_02_NSC_ray_trace
Last update: 17.07.2025// CppStandaloneApplication.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <iostream>
#include<fstream>
#include <string>
#include <ctime>
#include <functional>
#include <assert.h>
#include <windows.h>
// Note - .tlh files will be generated from the .tlb files (above) once the project is compiled.
// Visual Studio will incorrectly continue to report IntelliSense error messages however until it is restarted.
#include "zosapi.h"
using namespace std;
using namespace ZOSAPI;
using namespace ZOSAPI_Interfaces;
void handleError(std::string msg);
void logInfo(std::string msg);
void finishStandaloneApplication(IZOSAPI_ApplicationPtr TheApplication);
int RunApplication()
{
CoInitialize(NULL);
// Create the initial connection class
IZOSAPI_ConnectionPtr TheConnection(__uuidof(ZOSAPI_Connection));
// Attempt to create a Standalone connection
IZOSAPI_ApplicationPtr TheApplication = TheConnection->CreateNewApplication();
if (TheApplication == nullptr)
{
handleError("An unknown error occurred!");
return -1;
}
// Check the connection status
if (!TheApplication->IsValidLicenseForAPI)
{
handleError("License check failed!");
return -1;
}
if (TheApplication->Mode != ZOSAPI_Mode::ZOSAPI_Mode_Server)
{
handleError("Standlone application was started in the incorrect mode!");
return -1;
}
IOpticalSystemPtr TheSystem = TheApplication->PrimarySystem;
// Add your custom code here...
// creates a new API directory
CreateDirectory(_bstr_t(TheApplication->SamplesDir + "\\API"), NULL);
CreateDirectory(_bstr_t(TheApplication->SamplesDir + "\\API\\CPP"), NULL);
// Set up primary optical system
TheSystem = TheApplication->PrimarySystem;
_bstr_t sampleDir = TheApplication->SamplesDir;
// Open file
_bstr_t testFile = sampleDir + "\\Non-sequential\\Miscellaneous\\Digital_projector_flys_eye_homogenizer.zos";
TheSystem->LoadFile(testFile, false);
// Creat ray trace
INSCRayTracePtr 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
// Methods RunAndWaitForCompletion() and Close is in base interface ISystemTool.
// To use these two methods, cast to ISystemTool first.
ISystemToolPtr baseTool = NSCRayTrace;
baseTool->RunAndWaitForCompletion();
baseTool->Close();
// Non-sequential component editor
INonSeqEditorPtr TheNCE = TheSystem->NCE;
// Get detector data
double detectorData[100][100];
for (int i = 0; i < 99; i++)
for (int j = 0; j < 99; j++)
TheNCE->GetDetectorData(4, j + i * 100, 1, &detectorData[i][j]);
// Export to text file
fstream textfile;
string filepath = sampleDir + "\\API\\CPP\\e02_NSC_ray_trace.txt";
textfile.open(filepath, fstream::trunc | ios::out);
if (!textfile)
{
cerr << "Can't open file!\n";
}
else
{
for (int i = 0; i < 99; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < 99; j++)
{
textfile << detectorData[i][j] << "\t";
}
textfile << endl;
}
}
#if defined(_DEBUG)
// keeps console open when in debug mode
system("pause");
#endif
// Clean up
finishStandaloneApplication(TheApplication);
return 0;
}
void handleError(std::string msg)
{
throw new exception(msg.c_str());
}
void logInfo(std::string msg)
{
printf("%s", msg.c_str());
}
void finishStandaloneApplication(IZOSAPI_ApplicationPtr TheApplication)
{
// Note - TheApplication will close automatically when this application exits, so this isn't strictly necessary in most cases
if (TheApplication != nullptr)
{
TheApplication->CloseApplication();
}
}
int APIENTRY _tWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPTSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
return RunApplication();
}
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
return RunApplication();
}
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