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    What does the Sola Rx program do?

    Does anybody in OptiBoard-land know what the Sola Rx program is supposed to do? From what I can tell, I think it is a surfacing calculation program, but...
    • What kind of print-out's can it create (invoices, job tickets, etc)?
    • Can it interface with a generator?
    I searched OptiBoard and couldn't find anything, and the old Sola site really doesn't say anything about what it's capable of.

    Darryl - are you out there? :)

    Thanks!

    -Steve

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    We used it when our lab software went out on us. I liked it but could never get it to work on my computer.

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    Yes, SOLA Rx is a lens surfacing program. It has a standard job ticket form and various graphical option, but I'm not sure what interfacing options were available in the latest release of the general distribution software. You can call the Carl Zeiss Vision Technical Services department at (800) 358-8258 - Press 3 to order a copy of the SOLA Rx CD, if there are any still available. They might be able to answer a few questions for you, but in general there is very little support available for this software. We're not really a "software distributor," and simply make this program available as a convenience to our customers. The program can be pretty powerful and, consequently, complicated. You may just need to install the software and play around with it for a bit in order to determine its capabilities.
    Darryl J. Meister, ABOM

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    Thank you, Darryl. I'll give them a jingle today!

    -Steve

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    Called the number you provided and left a message. Got in touch with them later yesterday and they're sending out a copy of the program (so it must still be available).

    Thanks!

    -Steve

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