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If ZOS-API is more convenient for these scenarios, can you guide me on how to create a function to vary the Z-position and plot detector responses for given values?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your help.<\/p>\n<p>Regards,<\/p>\n<p>Navaneeth<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/27-05-2024-1716811366-mceclip0.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-368722","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-zos-api","topic-tag-zos-api-matlab","topic-tag-zpl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I want to generate detector responses for varying Z-positions of object 4. I know I can use ZPL macros to create various variables and perform ray tracing. Can anyone tell me exactly how to do that here? Additionally, in these scenarios, what should be implemented in ZPL and what in the ZOS-API? 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