Quick start

• Use any of the tools ("Handy calculations", "Optical software", "Solvers") and switch between them as you wish.
• Read the support information provided through the "", "about", "caution" and "tutorial" buttons displayed everywhere in the tools.
• For more information, have a look to the Guide.

Handy Calculations

The drop-down menu allows you to access calculation pages corresponding to the theme you have chosen. You are directed to a default page in which the list of calculations corresponding to the chosen theme is displayed on the left. Simply click on the title of the page that interests you to be redirected to it. Alternatively, search for a calculation with keywords using the "Search" button.

All pages follow the same model:

• generally an explanatory scheme at the top left,
• one or two tables for entering input parameters/displaying results (note that any input data can vary),
• beige buttons giving access to explanations on the calculation, on the parameters, on errors to avoid when entering, to a glossary and to a tutotial related to the theme.

Optical software

The software allows you to analyze and optimize an optical system. The system is entered in the pages accessible through the vertical menu on the left and the analyses/optimizations are performed using the horizontal drop down menus at the top. Note that a system (biconvex lens) is entered by default.

Some advices:

• For easy entry of systems with catalogs components, use the quick entry interface (reachable from the System input menu),
• Read the support information provided through the "", "about", "caution" and "tutorial" buttons displayed everywhere in the pages,
• Save your system regularly!

Solvers

Solvers automate computational and optimization sequences (using both the "Handy Calculations" and the "Software") to solve a complete problem (user case) with a single click. They are selected from the list accessible via the "solvers" button. They have the following structure:

• One or more explanatory scheme on the left,
• A note detailing the solver's actions,
• A table for entering input parameters,
• A table displaying results,
• Typically a list of systems that solve the problem and can be automatically loaded into the software for analysis or optimization
• The list of "Handy Calculations" used to solve the user case,