How to connect Zemax and Matlab

Hey,

is there a current available toolbox to connect matlab and Zemax, sth. like the old MZDEE Toolbox.

Thanks !

Answer 1

[Nagarjuna Manchineni]

There are few external packages that are available on MATLAB file exchange which reads zemax file. You can try them:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&term=zemax

Also, you can use the zos-api. Refer to the following link for more information:

http://www.zemax.com/os/resources/learn/knowledgebase/how-to-connect-to-the-zos-api-with-the-interactive

[Ron Fredericks]

zos-api link shown in Manchineni's answer is now obsolete.

I found this link as an alternative: https://support.zemax.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500005490181-Understanding-the-main-Interfaces-of-ZOS-API-using-MATLAB