{"id":391735,"date":"2024-10-29T13:20:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T13:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/pupil-position-solve-does-not-work\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T13:20:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T13:20:21","slug":"pupil-position-solve-does-not-work","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/pupil-position-solve-does-not-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Pupil position solve does not work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;Hi all,&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I recently designed a simple magnifier with an intermediate pupil. The pupil position is highlighted in yellow and it was set manually. See the thickness of 19.5mm in surface 3, the lens surface just before the pupil:&nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/29-10-2024-1730207259-mceclip0.png\" width=\"705\" height=\"130\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/29-10-2024-1730207320-mceclip1.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now changing the solve on this thickness to &#8220;U&#8221; for pupil position:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/29-10-2024-1730207781-mceclip2.png\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/29-10-2024-1730207802-mceclip3.png\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/29-10-2024-1730207826-mceclip4.png\" width=\"260\" height=\"142\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I tried all sorts. Even putting another dummy surface in, the new surface thickness with pupil distance remains zero:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/29-10-2024-1730207958-mceclip5.png\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I just always get zero for the thickness when I try a pupil solve. Is this a Zemax error or did I overlook anything? I work with 2024R1.03 and had the same issue with 2024R1.00.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jurgen&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-391735","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hi all, I recently designed a simple magnifier with an intermediate pupil. The pupil position is highlighted in yellow and it was set manually. 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