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Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m.¨C4:30 p.m. PT
Location: Synopsys Building 1
800 N Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Stay connected with the latest optical design product innovations, get tips and tricks on design best practices from our experts, and network with industry peers and the Synopsys Optical 91³Ô¹ÏÍø team. View agenda.

Those attending in person will learn about upcoming new features in Synopsys products, network with fellow users, and discuss your product questions or requests. Those joining us in person will receive a free gift!

Solution Updates

LucidShape CAA V5 Based 2024.09 release | Synopsys

LucidShape CAA V5 Based

The LucidShape CAA V5 Based 2024.09 release includes many new features to advance automotive lighting design.

Base Module Enhancements

  • When configuring a Candela Sensor, you can now choose a Type-C or Z-Pole Goniometer type. The Z-pole sensor is advantageous if the proportions of the periphery are more important than the center.

  • This release introduces an advanced combination material. LucidShape CAA has included Specular Gaussian Lambert Combo Reflector and Refractor materials that allowed you to combine different material properties and distribute the probability of their contribution to the final material behavior amongst them. These new Grid Combo Refractor and Grid Combo Reflector materials enable you to again combine Specular, Gaussian, and Lambert properties, however instead of just defining a percentage, you can now define combinations for specific wavelength and angle of incidence.

    These new materials provide effective approximations of scattering behavior of real materials, without requiring BSDF measurement or fictitious BSDF generation.

  • When configuring a light source, you can now use a LID File as your Emitter Type. This is an emitter type which uses a LID saved in a LID file, which means that during the ray trace process, this emitter object gets the light intensity distribution from the given LID file.

  • The Simulation Result Display Options dialog box which is meant to set options for Surface Sensor data display has been extended with some new functionalities, including: 
    • Added a list for selecting a surface sensor data object, which is used for autoscaling.
    • You can now scale the plot using a computation based on a Munsell formula.
    • You can now display the views in gray scale.
       
  • New test tables for upcoming Chinese regulations have been integrated into the Test Table library under Preliminary_New_Regulation. Also, multiple license plate test tables were updated to fix discrepancies between manual evaluation and test table output.

  • Advanced Analysis improvements: 
    • Support for bitmap images, allowing you to analyze and compare data from photographs or other renders of a design. 
    • New preprocessing options include adjusting the UV range, adding a gradient, and automatic headlamp aiming. 
    • Ability to add an aiming wall. 
    • New measurements for centroids. 

Design Module Enhancements

  • Modern reflectors/lenses often require hundreds or thousands of facets/pillows. Many of the MacroFocal settings can be configured using a CSV file. Instead of manually modifying every setting in a dialog box, you can work in your favorite spreadsheet tool.

  • You can now configure a surface with small patterned geometrical objects, often called 3D Textures. These small shapes are frequently used to scatter light to produce a uniform lit appearance.

 

For details about these and many other enhancements in this release, see the LucidShape CAA V5 Release Notes on . 

If you have any questions about features in this release, please contact lucidshape_support@synopsys.com

To get a demo, visit us at the on October 16-17 in Paris, France

using Multi-Environment Coupling (MECo) in CODE V 2024.03 | Synopsys

CODE V

CODE V 2024.03 introduced the capability to configure your lens at multiple temperatures and pressures using Multi-Environment Coupling (MECo). The MECo method enables you to analyze your system at different conditions, and athermalize it to perform well across a wide range of environmental conditions. 

A new collection of utility macros is now available to expand the functionality of lenses set up using MECo. To explore these new macros, log in to , then check out the following articles!

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Student/Professor Corner

Visit Synopsys at University of Rochester or University of Arizona | Synopsys

University Visits

Visit Synopsys at these upcoming university visits:

  • University of Rochester Industrial Associates Meeting
    24-26 October 2024


  • 28-30 October 2024
Synopsys Optical Design Student Licensing Program | Synopsys

Synopsys Optical Design Student Licensing Program

Invest in your future with the most advanced optical design software available: CODE V, LightTools, ImSym, LucidShape, and RSoft Photonic Device Tools. Our student licensing program is a great opportunity for you to learn industry-standard software. While you're completing your course work and research assignments with the assistance of an expert optical design tool, you're also building your value in the job market!

Upcoming Events

Conferences

Registration is open for these upcoming events:

  • 8-10 October 2024 | Messe Stuttgart, Germany

 


  • 16-17 October 2024 | Paris, France

 


  • 21-25 October 2024 | Antibes Juan-les-Pins, France



  • 24-25 October 2024 

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