Point Element

The point element is a helper element having a unity matrix. It does not affect propagating beam anyhow. The element differs from Flat Mirror only in visual representation but the same in calculations.

../_images/ElemPoint.svg

For example, one can use this element as a separator between two adjacent range elements with different semantic and then change the value of ranges independently.

../_images/ElemPoint_example.png

See also

Elements Matrices, ../catalog, ../elem_props