The Satisloh Micro-Blocker is a manual blocker (it does not interface to Rx-Universe), with a limited set of blocking rings available. Two sets of blocking rings are commonly available (Starter Kit and Advanced Kit):
BASIC Starter Kit:
53x7 (no prism)
58x7 (no prism)
58x13 (58x7 + 2' 58x6 ring)
68x7 (no prism)
68x13 (68x7 + 2' 58x6 ring)
53x13 would not be possible because the prism adapter is 58, and therefore larger than the 53mm block
Any prism under 2', or greater than 2', would be generated (or included in the design in the case of a digital lens).
ADVANCED starter kit:
53x7 (no prism)
53x10 (no prism)
58x7 (no prism)
58x13x2' (58x7 + 2' 58x6 prism ring)
58x13x4' (58x7 + 4' 58x6 prism ring)
63x7 (no prism)
63x13x2' (63x7 + 2' 63x6 prism ring)
63x13x4' (63x7 + 4' 63x6 prism ring)
68x7 (no prism)
68x13x2' (68x7 + 2' 68x6 prism ring)
68x13x4' (68x7 + 4' 68x6 prism ring)
So, the Micro-Blocker can block either no prism, 2 angular degrees, or 4 angular degrees of prism. The Micro-VFT can generate up to 2 angular degrees of prism, so as much prism as possible must be blocked in order to maximize the total prism on the job.
Setting Up Micro-Blocker Blocks in Rx-Universe
First, set up a Block Group for the Micro-Blocker, under "Setup", "Surface Block Groups":
Then, set up the blocks that the lab actually has. Note that the blocks with the prism rings should be set up FIRST in dynamic blocking, so that Rx-Universe will use as much prism as possible in the job. For example, for a lab with the following blocks:
48x7 - no prism
53x7 - no prism
58x7 - no prism
58x13 - 2' prism
58x13 - 4' prism
63x7 - no prism
The blocks would be set up as follows:
Note that the