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 # PythonStandalone\_01\_new\_file\_and\_quickfocus

 Last update: 17.07.2025 

 1import clr, os, winreg

 2from itertools import islice

 3 

 4class PythonStandaloneApplication(object):

 5 class LicenseException(Exception):

 6 pass

 7 class ConnectionException(Exception):

 8 pass

 9 class InitializationException(Exception):

 10 pass

 11 class SystemNotPresentException(Exception):

 12 pass

 13 

 14 def __init__(self, path=None):

 15 \# determine location of ZOSAPI\_NetHelper.dll &amp; add as reference

 16 aKey = winreg.OpenKey(winreg.ConnectRegistry(None, winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER), r"Software\\Zemax", 0, winreg.KEY_READ)

 17 zemaxData = winreg.QueryValueEx(aKey, 'ZemaxRoot')

 18 NetHelper = os.path.join(os.sep, zemaxData[0], r'ZOS-API\\Libraries\\ZOSAPI\_NetHelper.dll')

 19 winreg.CloseKey(aKey)

 20 clr.AddReference(NetHelper)

 21 import ZOSAPI_NetHelper

 22 

 23 \# Find the installed version of OpticStudio

 24 if path is None:

 25 isInitialized = ZOSAPI_NetHelper.ZOSAPI_Initializer.Initialize()

 26 else:

 27 \# Note -- uncomment the following line to use a custom initialization path

 28 isInitialized = ZOSAPI_NetHelper.ZOSAPI_Initializer.Initialize(path)

 29 

 30 \# determine the ZOS root directory

 31 if isInitialized:

 32 dir = ZOSAPI_NetHelper.ZOSAPI_Initializer.GetZemaxDirectory()

 33 else:

 34 raise PythonStandaloneApplication.InitializationException("Unable to locate Zemax OpticStudio. Try using a hard-coded path.")

 35 

 36 \# add ZOS-API referencecs

 37 clr.AddReference(os.path.join(os.sep, dir, "ZOSAPI.dll"))

 38 clr.AddReference(os.path.join(os.sep, dir, "ZOSAPI\_Interfaces.dll"))

 39 import ZOSAPI

 40 

 41 \# create a reference to the API namespace

 42 self.ZOSAPI = ZOSAPI

 43 

 44 \# create a reference to the API namespace

 45 self.ZOSAPI = ZOSAPI

 46 

 47 \# Create the initial connection class

 48 self.TheConnection = [ZOSAPI.ZOSAPI\_Connection](class_z_o_s_a_p_i_1_1_z_o_s_a_p_i___connection.xhtml)()

 49 

 50 if self.TheConnection is None:

 51 raise PythonStandaloneApplication.ConnectionException("Unable to initialize .NET connection to ZOSAPI")

 52 

 53 self.TheApplication = self.TheConnection.CreateNewApplication()

 54 if self.TheApplication is None:

 55 raise PythonStandaloneApplication.InitializationException("Unable to acquire ZOSAPI application")

 56 

 57 if self.TheApplication.IsValidLicenseForAPI == False:

 58 raise PythonStandaloneApplication.LicenseException("License is not valid for ZOSAPI use")

 59 

 60 self.TheSystem = self.TheApplication.PrimarySystem

 61 if self.TheSystem is None:

 62 raise PythonStandaloneApplication.SystemNotPresentException("Unable to acquire Primary system")

 63 

 64 def __del__(self):

 65 if self.TheApplication is not None:

 66 self.TheApplication.CloseApplication()

 67 self.TheApplication = None

 68 

 69 self.TheConnection = None

 70 

 71 def OpenFile(self, filepath, saveIfNeeded):

 72 if self.TheSystem is None:

 73 raise PythonStandaloneApplication.SystemNotPresentException("Unable to acquire Primary system")

 74 self.TheSystem.LoadFile(filepath, saveIfNeeded)

 75 

 76 def CloseFile(self, save):

 77 if self.TheSystem is None:

 78 raise PythonStandaloneApplication.SystemNotPresentException("Unable to acquire Primary system")

 79 self.TheSystem.Close(save)

 80 

 81 def SamplesDir(self):

 82 if self.TheApplication is None:

 83 raise PythonStandaloneApplication.InitializationException("Unable to acquire ZOSAPI application")

 84 

 85 return self.TheApplication.SamplesDir

 86 

 87 def ExampleConstants(self):

 88 if self.TheApplication.LicenseStatus == self.ZOSAPI.LicenseStatusType.PremiumEdition:

 89 return "Premium"

 90 elif self.TheApplication.LicenseStatus == self.ZOSAPI.LicenseStatusTypeProfessionalEdition:

 91 return "Professional"

 92 elif self.TheApplication.LicenseStatus == self.ZOSAPI.LicenseStatusTypeStandardEdition:

 93 return "Standard"

 94 else:

 95 return "Invalid"

 96 

 97 def reshape(self, data, x, y, transpose = False):

 98 """Converts a System.Double\[,\] to a 2D list for plotting or post processing

 99 

 100 Parameters

 101 ----------

 102 data : System.Double\[,\] data directly from ZOS-API 

 103 x : x width of new 2D list [use var.GetLength(0) for dimension]

 104 y : y width of new 2D list [use var.GetLength(1) for dimension]

 105 transpose : transposes data; needed for some multi-dimensional line series data

 106 

 107 Returns

 108 -------

 109 res : 2D list; can be directly used with Matplotlib or converted to

 110 a numpy array using numpy.asarray(res)

 111 """

 112 if type(data) is not list:

 113 data = list(data)

 114 var_lst = [y] * x;

 115 it = iter(data)

 116 res = [list(islice(it, i)) for i in var_lst]

 117 if transpose:

 118 return self.transpose(res);

 119 return res

 120 

 121 def transpose(self, data):

 122 """Transposes a 2D list (Python3.x or greater). 

 123 

 124 Useful for converting mutli-dimensional line series (i.e. FFT PSF)

 125 

 126 Parameters

 127 ----------

 128 data : Python native list (if using System.Data[,] object reshape first) 

 129 

 130 Returns

 131 -------

 132 res : transposed 2D list

 133 """

 134 if type(data) is not list:

 135 data = list(data)

 136 return list(map(list, zip(*data)))

 137 

 138if __name__ == '\_\_main\_\_':

 139 zos = PythonStandaloneApplication()

 140 

 141 \# load local variables

 142 ZOSAPI = zos.ZOSAPI

 143 TheApplication = zos.TheApplication

 144 TheSystem = zos.TheSystem

 145 

 146 \# creates a new API directory

 147 if not os.path.exists(TheApplication.SamplesDir + "\\\\API\\\\Python"):

 148 os.makedirs(TheApplication.SamplesDir + "\\\\API\\\\Python")

 149 

 150 \# Set up primary optical system

 151 sampleDir = TheApplication.SamplesDir

 152 

 153 \#! \[e01s01\_py\]

 154 \# Make new file

 155 testFile = os.path.join(os.sep, sampleDir, r'API\\Python\\e01\_new\_file\_and\_quickfocus.zos')

 156 TheSystem.New(False)

 157 TheSystem.SaveAs(testFile)

 158 \#! \[e01s01\_py\]

 159 

 160 TheSystem.SystemData.MaterialCatalogs.AddCatalog('SCHOTT')

 161 

 162 \#! \[e01s02\_py\]

 163 \# Aperture

 164 TheSystemData = TheSystem.SystemData

 165 TheSystemData.Aperture.ApertureValue = 40

 166 \#! \[e01s02\_py\]

 167 

 168 \#! \[e01s03\_py\]

 169 \# Fields

 170 Field_1 = TheSystemData.Fields.GetField(1)

 171 NewField_2 = TheSystemData.Fields.AddField(0, 5.0, 1.0)

 172 \#! \[e01s03\_py\]

 173 

 174 \#! \[e01s04\_py\]

 175 \# Wavelength preset

 176 slPreset = TheSystemData.Wavelengths.SelectWavelengthPreset(ZOSAPI.SystemData.WavelengthPreset.d_0p587)

 177 \#! \[e01s04\_py\]

 178 

 179 \#! \[e01s05\_py\]

 180 \# Lens data

 181 TheLDE = TheSystem.LDE

 182 TheLDE.InsertNewSurfaceAt(2)

 183 TheLDE.InsertNewSurfaceAt(2)

 184 Surface_1 = TheLDE.GetSurfaceAt(1)

 185 Surface_2 = TheLDE.GetSurfaceAt(2)

 186 Surface_3 = TheLDE.GetSurfaceAt(3)

 187 \#! \[e01s05\_py\]

 188 

 189 \#! \[e01s06\_py\]

 190 \# Changes surface cells in LDE

 191 Surface_1.Thickness = 50.0

 192 Surface_1.Comment = 'Stop is free to move'

 193 Surface_2.Radius = 100.0

 194 Surface_2.Thickness = 10.0

 195 Surface_2.Comment = 'front of lens'

 196 Surface_2.Material = 'N-BK7'

 197 Surface_3.Comment = 'rear of lens'

 198 \#! \[e01s06\_py\]

 199 

 200 \#! \[e01s07\_py\]

 201 \# Solver

 202 Solver = Surface_3.RadiusCell.CreateSolveType(ZOSAPI.Editors.SolveType.FNumber)

 203 SolverFNumber = Solver._S_FNumber

 204 SolverFNumber.FNumber = 10

 205 Surface_3.RadiusCell.SetSolveData(Solver)

 206 \#! \[e01s07\_py\]

 207 

 208 \#! \[e01s08\_py\]

 209 \# QuickFocus

 210 quickFocus = TheSystem.Tools.OpenQuickFocus()

 211 quickFocus.Criterion = ZOSAPI.Tools.General.QuickFocusCriterion.SpotSizeRadial

 212 quickFocus.UseCentroid = True

 213 quickFocus.RunAndWaitForCompletion()

 214 quickFocus.Close()

 215 \#! \[e01s08\_py\]

 216 

 217 \#! \[e01s09\_py\]

 218 \# Save and close

 219 TheSystem.Save()

 220 \#! \[e01s09\_py\]

 221 

 222 \# This will clean up the connection to OpticStudio.

 223 \# Note that it closes down the server instance of OpticStudio, so you for maximum performance do not do

 224 \# this until you need to.

 225 del zos

 226 zos = None

[ZOSAPI.ZOSAPI\_Connection](class_z_o_s_a_p_i_1_1_z_o_s_a_p_i___connection.xhtml)

**Definition:** ZemaxService.cs:198