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AddCatalogLens

 

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Description

This function adds a lens assembly from a specific vendor catalog and returns the node number of the newly added element.

 

Syntax

n = AddCatalogLens ( parent, name, catalog )

 

Parameters

n (Long)

Node number of the newly added lens, or -1 if there is a problem.

 

parent As Long

Node number of the element to which the newly added lens will be parented on the object tree.

 

name As String

The name of the lens as specified in the corresponding catalog.

 

catalog As String

The name of the catalog that holds the lens.  Catalog names are:

Archer

CVI Laser Optics

Ealing

Edmund

Newport

OptoSigma

Ross

ThorLabsAchromats

ThorLabsRectangularCylinder

ThorLabsRoundCylinder

ThorLabsSinglets

 

Example

The example below adds lens 30976 from the Edmund catalog and to the Geometry folder (node number 2) and returns the node number of the newly added element.

 

Sub Main

 

    Dim lNode As Long

    lNode = AddCatalogLens( 2, "30976", "Edmund" )

    Update

 

End Sub 

 

See Also

AddCatalogLensReversed

AddCatalogPrism 

 

 

 

 

 

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