From manitislate@yahoo.com  Tue Jul 31 15:33:39 2007
From: manitislate@yahoo.com (aa aa)
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:33:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Raytrace] Beginer Help Needed
Message-ID: <275559.42122.qm@web50211.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

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I've been looking around the net, for about two months now, for a good source on how to use raytracing software. I think the best free program that I've found was OSLO and the best knowledge base was ATM. I have to confess, I'm not an amateur telescope maker. So I hope that you will bear with me, and maybe I can learn some, and be able to contribute some.

Since I am a beginner, I was hoping that I might get some suggestions on which article I should read and study first from this list: http://www.atmsite.org/keyword.html

My goal is to build an optics system for a projector. A rear projection t.v. to be more specific. I am basing my design off of this site's design: http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8972. So I want to learn everything I can about designing an optics system, and I was hoping that I might be able to use the best source (you guys here) so that I might achieve that goal.



       
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I've been looking around the net, for about two months now, for a good source on how to use raytracing software. I think the best free program that I've found was OSLO and the best knowledge base was ATM. I have to confess, I'm not an amateur telescope maker. So I hope that you will bear with me, and maybe I can learn some, and be able to contribute some.<br><br>Since I am a beginner, I was hoping that I might get some suggestions on which article I should read and study first from this list: <a href="http://www.atmsite.org/keyword.html">http://www.atmsite.org/keyword.html</a><br><br>My goal is to build an optics system for a projector. A rear projection t.v. to be more specific. I am basing my design off of this site's design: <a href="http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8972">http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8972</a>. So I want to learn everything I can about designing an optics system, and I was hoping that I might be able to use the best
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From rflrs@rcn.com  Tue Jul 31 16:37:33 2007
From: rflrs@rcn.com (Richard F.L.R. Snashall)
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:37:33 -0400
Subject: [Raytrace] Beginer Help Needed
In-Reply-To: <275559.42122.qm@web50211.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
References: <275559.42122.qm@web50211.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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aa aa wrote:
> I've been looking around the net, for about two months now, for a good 
> source on how to use raytracing software. I think the best free 
> program that I've found was OSLO and the best knowledge base was ATM. 
> I have to confess, I'm not an amateur telescope maker. So I hope that 
> you will bear with me, and maybe I can learn some, and be able to 
> contribute some.
>
> Since I am a beginner, I was hoping that I might get some suggestions 
> on which article I should read and study first from this list: 
> http://www.atmsite.org/keyword.html
For OSLO, start with the lessons from Steve Fejes (under Software).