Sphere (non-sequential geometry objects)

Spheres are defined by two parameters:

Parameter #	Description	Face Name	Face #
1	The radius of the sphere.	All Faces	0
2	A flag to indicate if the sphere is a solid volume or a hollow shell. If the "Is Volume?" parameter is zero, then OpticStudio assumes the sphere defines a hollow shell. Rays must either reflect or absorb from such a surface; refraction is not allowed. If the "Is Volume?" parameter is any non-zero value, then OpticStudio assumes the sphere is a closed volume. The volume may be reflecting, refracting, or absorbing.	All Faces	0

This object can be used to model bubbles by placing a sphere within a glass volume and setting the material type to blank (air) or the name of a defined glass which describes a gas.

The reference point is the center of the sphere.

Face Numbers:All faces Face 0.

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