matlab-model-optics
Build, import, analyze, tolerate, and optimize optical systems using the Optical Design and Simulation Library. Use when the user asks about optical systems, ray tracing, geometric optics, Zemax import, optical coatings, tolerancing, or optical design optimization.
npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-model-optics --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Optical Design and Simulation Library Use this skill when the user is working with the **Optical Design and Simulation Library** to build, import, analyze, tolerate, or optimize optical systems in MATLAB. This library may also be referred to as: - **Optical Design and Simulation Library** - **Optics Support Package** - **Optics Add-On** - **Optics Library** - **Optics Toolbox** Use **Optical Design and Simulation Library** as the canonical name in responses unless the user explicitly uses a different name. ## When to Use Use this skill when the user asks about: - Optical Systems - Ray Tracing - Geometric Optics based analysis like lens distortion, spot diagrams, chromatic aberration, astigmatism and ray fans - Paraxial Optics - Optical Coatings - Polarization or EM analysis (computing Fresnel Coefficients) - Glass Materials and Glass Catalogs - Zemax import - Optical Tolerancing - Optical System Design and Optimization - Dynamic optical systems in Simulink (see `references/dynamic-optical-systems-simulink.md`) ## When NOT to Use Do **not** use this skill when: - The user is working with physical optics or wave optics (diffraction, interference, coherence) - The user is working wi
- When to Use
- When NOT to Use
- First Steps
- Sample ZMX Files
- Core Concepts
- opticalSystem
- opticalMaterial
- opticalCoating
- Coordinate Systems
- Field Point Angle Convention
- TiltAngles Convention
- Common Interaction Patterns
- Pattern: Build → Visualize → Analyze
- Pattern: Compute → Show
What does the matlab-model-optics skill do?
Build, import, analyze, tolerate, and optimize optical systems using the Optical Design and Simulation Library. Use when the user asks about optical systems, ray tracing, geometric optics, Zemax import, optical coatings, tolerancing, or optical design optimization.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit --skill matlab-model-optics --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From matlab/matlab-agentic-toolkit, a repository with 868 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.