
Moving surfaces
We have begun to implement the ability to interact with lens elements on the Planar view. The present implementation is based the axis-crossings of the surfaces, not on the surfaces themselves. This will be improved in the next version of the software.
To move surfaces on the planar view:
- Set mouse mode to Select.
- Cick and drag to make a selection box that contains the optical axis and the vertices (axis crossings) of the surfaces you want to move (if surface vertices are touching, see here).
- Move the mouse over the darker area of the selection box
about the optical axis, so the cursor turns into the
left-right cursor (
).
- Depress the mouse button and move the mouse left-right to move the surfaces.
Selecting the surfaces

Moving the surfaces
