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Introduction
- Contact Information
- Photon Engineering Services
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- FAQs
Tutorials and Examples
- Single Lens Reflex Camera
  - Basic
  - Intermediate
  - Advanced
- Laser Illuminator
  - Basic
  - Intermediate
  - Advanced
- Lightpipe
  - Basic
  - Intermediate
  - Advanced
- Tutorials and Samples Dialog
- Introduction to FRED
- FRED's User Interface
- Cassegrain Telescope
- Fiber Coupling Example
- Back Scatter Example
- Creating a Diffractive Optical Element
- Scripting with FRED
- Backlight Simulation
- Color Separation by Polarization
- LED Color Optimization
- MTF Calculation in FRED
- Optimizing a Ball Lens Coupler
- Partial Coherence - Diffractometer
- Spatial Filter
- Fluorescence in Rhodamine 6G
- Spatially Resample Scalar Field in Script
FRED Basics
- Manipulating FRED's 3D View
- Creating Basic Shapes
- Property Assignment
- Positioning Objects
- Parent Coordinate System
- Traceable Flag
- Object Tree Folders
- Hierarchy Naming Convention
- Entity Picker
- Vector Entry Control
- Multi-threaded Raytracing and Analyses
- Ray Selection Criterion
FREDmpc (GPU raytracing and analyses)
- Overview
- GPU Hardware Configuration
- Using FREDmpc
- Supported Features
- FAQ
- MPC Tutorial
GUI Tools and Tree Options
- GUI Customization
- Accelerator Keys
- Context Help
- Coordinate Axes
- Dashboard
- Detailed Report
- Draw Outer Enclosing Volume
- Digitization Tool
- Edit/View Array Parameters
- Export Selection as Faceted Geometry
- Fit View to Selection
- Isolate and Fit View to Selection
- Ray Path Node Number(s)
- Scale
- Summary Report
- User Tools
- Visualization Attributes
3D View Commands
- Anamorphic View Scaling
- Cutaway Clipping Properties
- Display Corner Reference Axes
- Edit Background Grid
- Enable Scene Depth Sorting
- Magnify Mode
- Movie
- Object Selection Mode
- Orbit Camera Mode
- Play Movie
- Rotate Camera Mode
- Rotate Scene Mode
- Toggle Anamorphic View Scaling
- Toggle Cutaway Clipping
- Toggle Isolate Feature
- Toggle Mouse Coordinates
- Toggle Perspective
- Trackball Mode
- Translate Camera Mode
- Translate Scene Mode
- View All
- View Towards
Analyses Commands
- Best Geometric Focus
- Coherent Scalar Wave Field
  - Decompose Wavefront
  - Show Computed Wavefront
- Coherent Vector Wave Field
  - Decompose Wavefront
  - Show Computed Wavefront
- Color Image
  - Adjust Image Brightness
- Directional Spot Diagram
- Energy Density
- Fiber Coupling Efficiency
- Gaussian Ray Size Spot Diagram
- Generate IES Output
- Data Collector Surface Visualization
- Geometric OPD Map
  - Modify OPD Map
  - Print Zernike Coefficients
- Illuminance
- Intensity on Polar Grid
- Intensity Spread Function
  - Show in ... Space
- Irradiance Spread Function
- Luminous Intensity
- Paraxial Analysis (first order)
  - Auto-Select Aperture Stop
  - Construction
  - Image Numerical Aperture
  - Image Semi-field Angle
  - Image Working F/#
  - Make Aperture Stop
  - Object Numerical Aperture
  - Object Semi-field Angle
  - Object Working F/#
  - Paraxial Trace
  - System Info
  - Third Order
- Polarization Spot Diagram
  - Scale Polarization Ellipse
- Positions Spot Diagram
  - Plot Symbol Settings
  - Color Similarity
- Ray Statistics
- Ray Status
- Ray Summary
- Spectral Analysis
- Stray Light Report
- Surface Incident/Absorbed Power
- Visualization 3D Spot Diagram
Analysis Results
- Analysis Results Nodes (ARNs)
- Grid Data Object Format
Analysis Surfaces
- Analysis Surface(s) - Tree Folder
- Attaching Analysis Surfaces
- Detector Entities
  - 3D Box Detector Entity
- Sizing Analysis Surfaces
Automation and COM
Coatings
- Plotting Coating Parameters
- Coating Types
Create Commands
- New Analysis Surface
- New Element Composite (boolean solid)
- New Coating
- New Curve
- New Custom Element
- New Detailed Source
- New Detector Entity
  - 3D Box Detector Entity
- New Directional Analysis Entity
- New Element Primitive
- New Embedded Script
- New Keyword
- New Lens
- New Material
- New Mirror
- New Prism
- New Raytrace Control
- New Scatter Model
- New Source Primitive
- New Source from IES File
- New Spectrum
- New Subassembly
- New Surface
- New Surface Roughness
Displaying and Manipulating Data (Charts)
- Legacy (ComponentOne) Charts
- New (LightningChart) Charts
Distributed Computing
Edit Commands
- Copy
- Cut
- Edit
- Edit / View All Surfaces
- Edit / View Selected Surfaces
- Edit / View Isolated Surfaces
- Find
- General File Comment
- Output Window Copy
- Output Window Cut
- Output Window Paste
- Paste
- Replace
- Select All
- Undo
Embedded Scripts
- AutoRun
File Commands
- 1, 2, 3, 4
- Close
- Exit
- Export
  - Export CAD
  - Export FRED Script
- Import
- New
- Open
- Output Window Print Setup
- Pinned Files
- Print Active View
- Print Output Window
- Print Preview
- Print Setup
- Project / Document Control
- Recent Files
- Save
- Save 3D View as JPEG
- Save As
Geometry
- Edit / View Array Parameters
- Elements vs. Custom Elements
- Element Primitives
- Element Composites (boolean solids)
- Lens, Mirror and Prism Elements
- Curves
- Lenses and Mirrors
- Prisms
  - Insert Prism from Catalog
- Surfaces
Help Commands
- About FRED
- Browse Sample Files
- License Authorization
- Release Notes
Keywords
Materials
- Absorption
- Add Glass Catalog Material
- Create/Edit Material Types
- Glue Layers
- Replacing a Material
- Script GRIN Test Dialog
- Materials Types
- Volume Scatter
Optimize Commands
- Define/Edit
- Sensitivity Analysis
- Parameter Pickups
- System Configurations
Raytrace Commands
- Advanced Raytrace
- Coherent Field Synthesis
  - Modify Field Values
  - Set Size
- Create All Source Rays
- Delete Existing Rays
- Ray Manipulation Utilities
- Spatially Resample Field
- Trace All Sources
- Trace and Render
- Trace Existing and Render
- Trace Existing Rays
- Trace Single Ray
- Trace Targeted Ray
- User-defined Ray Paths
Raytrace Properties
- Allow All
- Halt All
- Monte-Carlo Raytracing
- Ray Power Assignment
- Reflect Specular
- Transmit Specular
Installation and Licensing
- FRED Installation and Licensing
- SuperPro Licensing Overview
- Sentinel Licensing Overview
Scatterers
- Add Scatter Catalog Scatterer
- Plot 2D
- Plot 3D
- Scatter Types
Surface Roughness
- New Surface Roughness
- Sampled Random Surface Normal
Script Commands
- Associate with FRED Document
- Clear All Debug Breakpoints
- Command Usage Examples
- Data Structures
- Debug End
- Debug Run Start
- Debug Step Into
- Debug Step Over
- Repair Old Style Script Syntax
- Run
- Toggle Debug Breakpoint
Scripting Reference Manual
- Data Structures
- Functions & Subroutines
- FRED Scripting Overview
- Scripting Changes in v9.50 or Later
- Looping over Rays
- Scripting With Libraries
- FREDTools Script Library
- Scripting Analysis Surfaces
- Coherent Field Import/Export
- Script Examples
Sources
- Coherent Sources Overview
- Edit / View Array Parameters
- Rayfile Formats
- Source Primitives
  - Coherent Source Primitives
  - Incoherent Source Primitives
- Detailed Sources
- Directional Apodization
- Positional Apodization
- Ray Directions
- Ray Positions
Spectra
- Blackbody
- Gaussian
- Sampled
Tools Commands
- Analyze Scatter Importance Sampling
- BSDF Data Fitting
  - Binomial/Polynomial Data Fitting
  - Harvey/ABg Data Fitting
- Determine Scatter Importance Sampling
- Edit/View Global Script Variables
- Edit/View Grin/Birefringent Material Position/Orientation
- Edit/View Pre/Post Update Script
- Identify Coincident Surfaces
- Open Plot File in 3D Chart
- Preferences
- Read Preferences from a File
- Reports
- Save Preferences to a File
- Units and Scaling
Troubleshooting, Errors and Warnings
- Output Window Information
- Output Window Warnings
- Hardware Key Error 60
- Hardware Key Error 71
- Hardware Key Error 110
- 3D View Problems
- Unable to write frame #a to page file #b...
- Unable to allocate memory for RayBuffer (RBV)
View Commands
- Style
- Customize
- Calculator
- Output Window Cells
Window Commands