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 # PythonStandalone\_18\_SetMulticonfiguration

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

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

 147 

 148 \# Setup

 149 TheSystem.LoadFile(TheApplication.SamplesDir + "\\Sequential\\Objectives\\Double Gauss 28 degree field.zos", False)

 150 TheMCE = TheSystem.MCE

 151 

 152 \#! \[e18s01\_py\]

 153 \# Add 2 configurations (totally 3)

 154 TheMCE.AddConfiguration(False)

 155 TheMCE.AddConfiguration(False)

 156 \#! \[e18s01\_py\]

 157 

 158 \#! \[e18s02\_py\]

 159 \# Add one operand (totally 2)

 160 TheMCE.AddOperand()

 161 \#! \[e18s02\_py\]

 162 

 163 \#! \[e18s03\_py\]

 164 \# Get interface of each operand

 165 MCOperand1 = TheMCE.GetOperandAt(1)

 166 MCOperand2 = TheMCE.GetOperandAt(2)

 167 \# Change both operands' type to THIC

 168 MCOperand1.ChangeType(ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.THIC)

 169 MCOperand2.ChangeType(ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.THIC)

 170 \#! \[e18s03\_py\]

 171 

 172 \#! \[e18s04\_py\]

 173 \# Set parameters of operands

 174 \# If the type of operand is THIC, the first parameter here means surface number

 175 MCOperand1.Param1 = 0

 176 MCOperand2.Param1 = 11

 177 \#! \[e18s04\_py\]

 178 

 179 \#! \[e18s05\_py\]

 180 \# Set values of operand for each configuration

 181 MCOperand1.GetOperandCell(1).DoubleValue = 10000.0

 182 MCOperand1.GetOperandCell(2).DoubleValue = 5000.0

 183 MCOperand1.GetOperandCell(3).DoubleValue = 1000.0

 184 \#! \[e18s05\_py\]

 185 

 186 \#! \[e18s06\_py\]

 187 \# Refocus for each configuration

 188 quickfocus = TheSystem.Tools.OpenQuickFocus()

 189 TheMCE.SetCurrentConfiguration(1) \# Set system to config 1

 190 quickfocus.RunAndWaitForCompletion() \# Quick focus for config 1

 191 TheMCE.SetCurrentConfiguration(2)

 192 quickfocus.RunAndWaitForCompletion()

 193 TheMCE.SetCurrentConfiguration(3)

 194 quickfocus.RunAndWaitForCompletion()

 195 \#! \[e18s06\_py\]

 196 

 197 TheSystem.SaveAs(TheApplication.SamplesDir + "\\\\API\\\\Python\\\\e18\_Double\_Gauss\_28\_degree\_field\_MultiConfig.zos")

 198 

 199 \#! \[e18s07\_py\]

 200 \# An example of manually "Make Thermal"

 201 TheSystem.LoadFile(TheApplication.SamplesDir + "\\Sequential\\Objectives\\Doublet.zos", False)

 202 \# Add 1 configuration (totally 2)

 203 TheMCE.AddConfiguration(False)

 204 \# Add 12 operands (totally 13)

 205 for i in range(0, 12):

 206 TheMCE.AddOperand()

 207 \# Create an operand type array and later we will input the array into MCE with a for loop

 208 operandType = [ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.TEMP, ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.PRES,

 209 ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.CRVT, ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.THIC,

 210 ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.GLSS, ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.SDIA,

 211 ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.CRVT, ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.THIC,

 212 ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.GLSS, ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.SDIA,

 213 ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.CRVT, ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.THIC,

 214 ZOSAPI.Editors.MCE.MultiConfigOperandType.SDIA]

 215 \# Set parameter 1 for each config operand

 216 param1value = [1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3]

 217 for i in range(0, 11):

 218 TheMCE.GetOperandAt(i+3).Param1 = param1value[i]

 219 

 220 \# Set type for each config operand

 221 for i in range(13):

 222 TheMCE.GetOperandAt(i+1).ChangeType(operandType[i])

 223 

 224 \# Set thermal pickup solves

 225 ThermalPickupSolve = TheMCE.GetOperandAt(1).GetOperandCell(1).CreateSolveType(ZOSAPI.Editors.SolveType.ThermalPickup)

 226 ThermalPickupSolve._S_ThermalPickup.Configuration = 1

 227 ThermalPickup_num = [3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13]

 228 for i in ThermalPickup_num:

 229 TheMCE.GetOperandAt(i).GetOperandCell(2).SetSolveData(ThermalPickupSolve)

 230 

 231 \# Set Pickup Solve

 232 ConfigPickupSolve = TheMCE.GetOperandAt(1).GetOperandCell(1).CreateSolveType(ZOSAPI.Editors.SolveType.ConfigPickup)

 233 ConfigPickupSolve._S_ConfigPickup.Configuration = 1

 234 GLSSops = [5, 9] \# Operands 5 and 9 are GLSS operands

 235 for i in GLSSops:

 236 ConfigPickupSolve._S_ConfigPickup.Operand = i \# Set pickup solve's "operand" value to pickup from correct place

 237 TheMCE.GetOperandAt(i).GetOperandCell(2).SetSolveData(ConfigPickupSolve) \# apply solve for operands 5 and 9

 238 

 239 \# Set temperature of configuration 2 to 100 degrees

 240 TheMCE.GetOperandAt(1).GetOperandCell(2).DoubleValue = 100

 241 TheSystemData = TheSystem.SystemData

 242 TheSystemData.Environment.AdjustIndexToEnvironment = True

 243 

 244 TheSystem.SaveAs(TheApplication.SamplesDir + "\\\\API\\\\Python\\\\e18\_Doublet\_MakeTermal.zos")

 245 \#! \[e18s07\_py\]

 246 print("Saved 'Doublet\_MakeTermal.zos' file")

 247 

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

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

 250 \# this until you need to.

 251 del zos

 252 zos = None

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

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