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Renderer Statements

Renderer statements are typically placed at the end of a file. A Renderer is any interface component that occupies a separate window such as the Canvas editor or a System Graph.

LaserCanvas creates Renderer windows in the order in which the statements appear in the file. Thus, the last-created window is active when the file finishes loading.

If no renderers are defined within a file, LaserCanvas automatically creates a Canvas window.

Information about renderer statements:

• Format and Type
• Common Properties
• Renderer 1d
• Renderer 2d
• Renderer 3d
• Renderer Inventory
• Renderer Solver
• Renderer SystemGraph
• Renderer VertexGraph

Each renderer statement starts with the Renderer keyword, followed by the renderer type. The remaining lines defining the renderer are bracketed by { ... } braces. For example,

   Renderer 2d {
      System = Sys_00966444
      Window = 75, 70, 690, 200
   }

The renderer type keyword must be one of the following: 1d, 2d, 3d, Inventory, Solver, SystemGraph, VertexGraph. See the following sections for information about each renderer type. The renderer statement must include at least the System definition.

Unlike optic properties, renderer properties must be constant expressions or equations that evaluate to constants.

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The following properties apply to all renderers.

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The Renderer 1d statement creates a window of a cavity Mode plot.

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The Renderer 2d statement creates a Canvas editor window. If the a Renderer 2d statement is not supplied for each system defined in the file, LaserCanvas creates a Canvas window with default values.

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The Renderer 3d statement creates a wireframe window.

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The Renderer Inventory statement creates an Inventory window.

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The Renderer Solver statement creates a Solver window.

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The Renderer SystemGraph statement creates a new system graph window.

The Function property must specify one of the following system properties to plot.

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The Renderer VertexGraph statement creates a new optic graph window. The VertexGraph statement must specify a valid Vertex property.

The Function property must specify one of the following optic properties to plot.

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