MatrixGroup.trace

raytracing.MatrixGroup.trace(self, inputRay)

Trace the input ray from first element until after the last element, indicating if the ray was blocked or not.

inputRay : object of ray class

A ray with height y and angle theta

Returns:rayTrace – Returns a ray trace (i.e. [Ray()]) starting with inputRay, followed by the ray after each element. Return type:object of ray class

See also

raytracing.Matrix.traceThrough(), raytracing.Matrix.mul_ray()

Notes

If an element is composed of sub-elements, the ray will also be traced in several steps. If any element blocks the ray, it will be indicated.