Creating an Interactive Simulation
The Interactive Simulation allows you to analyze, visualize and validate the effect of your model on the optical behavior of the light.
To create an Interactive Simulation:
Make sure the Speos inputs used to define the Simulation (example: sources, geometry, sensors) are located in the same component as the simulation, or in a child component.
From the Light Simulation tab, click Interactive
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Adjust the thickness of the rays to display in the 3D view.
If you want the simulation to generate a Light Path Finder file, set Light Expert to True.
For more information on Light Expert analyses, refer to Light Expert.
In Ambient material, browse a .material file if you want to define the environment in which the light will propagate (water, fog, smoke for example).
The ambient material allows you to specify the media that surrounds the optical system. Including an ambient material in a simulation brings realism to the optical result.
The .material file is taken into account for simulation.
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Note: If you do not have the .material file corresponding to the media you want to use for simulation, use the User Material Editor, then load it in the simulation.In the 3D view, click
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to select
geometries, _Simulation_Selection_Source.png)
to
select sources and _Simulation_Selection_Sensor.png)
to select
sensors.The selected geometry, source(s) and sensor(s) appear in the Linked objects.
Note: If you want to customize the interactive simulation advanced settings, see Adjusting Interactive Simulation Settings .Preview the Meshing of the geometries before running a simulation and adjust meshing values if needed to avoid simulation or geometries errors.
The Interactive Simulation is created and the rays are displayed in the 3D view to illustrate the light's optical behavior with respect to the geometry.