LightTools

LightTools 2024.09 introduces the Image Analysis module, which enables the surface sequence capability. Surface sequences facilitate analyses that target stray light sources in optical systems. In addition, the release provides:

• Interoperability enhancements with CODE V and RSoft Device Tools generated files
• Improvements for SOLIDWORKS Link file saving
• Fixes for customer-reported issues

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

LightTools 2024.09 新增“图像分析”模块，实现了表面序列功能。该功能有助于对光学系统中的杂散光光源进行深入分析。此外，该版本还做了以下改进： 

• 增强了LightTools 与 CODE V 和 RSoft 软件之间的互操作性
• 改进了 SOLIDWORKS Link 文件的保存
• 修复了其他客户报告的问题

如需了解更多详情，请联系 lighttools_support@synopsys.com.

LucidShape

The LucidShape 2024.09 release includes many new features to advance automotive lighting design:

LucidShape 2024.09版本包含许多新功能，以提升汽车照明设计：

• Creation of Micro Lens Masks: Micro-Lens-Arrays are used in projection systems for icon projection for both, interior and exterior automotive lighting applications. For an optical engineer, the illumination design task is to find a suitable mask geometry to achieve the desired illumination distribution. To alleviate this burden on the user, we have automated the mask computation process.
• 微透镜阵列掩膜的创建：微透镜阵列广泛应用于汽车内外部照明的图标投影系统。对于光学工程师而言，照明设计的关键任务是确定合适的掩模几何形状，以实现所需的照明分布。为提升用户体验，掩模计算过程已实现自动化。
• New ways to generate small facets using the MacroFocal tools: Design trends are creating lenses with thousands and tens of thousands of facets. The MacroFocal tools have been expanded to make working with these large numbers of facets easier.
• 利用MacroFocal工具生成小型面片的新方法：当前设计趋势促使透镜具备数千至数万个面。为便于处理如此大量的面，MacroFocal工具已进行了扩展。
  • Configure facets using a CSV file. Instead of working with a grid of settings in the LucidShape interface, export your settings to a CSV file that you can edit in a spreadsheet tool, and then import back into LucidShape.
  • 通过CSV文件配置面片。用户无需在LucidShape界面中处理网格化设置，而是可以将设置导出为CSV文件，在电子表格工具中进行编辑后，再将修改后的文件导回LucidShape。
  • MacroFocal Reflector and Lens tools expanded to include mini pillows. You can now add micro-facets to each facet of your MacroFocal design. 
  • 扩展了 MacroFocal 反射器和透镜工具，可支持迷你枕头功能。您现在可以为每个MacroFocal 设计的面添加微观细节。
  • Update facets independently. Instead of recalculating hundreds of facets to see a change that only affects one facet, you can now recalculate facet by facet, speeding up your design process.
  • 支持独立更新各个面片。现在，您无需重为了查看某个面片的变化而重新计算数百个面片以，而是可以逐个进行面片的重新计算，从而加快设计流程。
• New and revised benchmark and regulation tools supporting advanced driving beam (ADB) design:
• 支持高级行车灯（ADB）设计的新版本基准和规范工具
  • US-NCAP Benchmark Tool
  • FMVSS 108 ADB Tool
  • Regulation Checker
  • C-IASI Benchmark Tool
  • C-NCAP Benchmark Tool
• 高级分析工具提升 Advanced Analysis improvements:
  • Support for bitmap images, allowing you to analyze and compare data from photographs or other renders of a design.
  • 支持位图格式的图像，便于对照片或其他设计渲染的数据进行分析和比较
  • New preprocessing options include adjusting the UV range, adding a gradient, and automatic headlamp aiming.
  • 新的预处理选项包括调整UV范围、添加渐变效果以及自动化车灯瞄准功能
  • Ability to add an aiming wall
  • 支持添加瞄准墙
  • New measurements for centroids 
  • 测量重心位置的新方法

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

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

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

RSoft 光子器件工具

The RSoft Photonic Device Tools 2024.09 release includes many new features to improve usability and speed for improved photonic device/grating simulation:

• Support for GPU-based FDTD simulation in FullWAVE FDTD
  • Supports NVIDIA GPU hardware
  • Significant speedup, exact speedup is hardware/problem dependent
• Non-orthogonal unit cells in DiffractMOD RCWA
  • More efficient simulation of hexagonal lattice structures
  • RSoft BSDF files produced with this new feature can be fully used by the RSoft BSDF UDOP in LightTools and MetaOptic Designer
• Support for far-field and MTF targets for MetaOptic Designer
  • Enables design/simulation of metalens with specific far-field or MTF targets

For details about these and many other enhancements in this release, see the RSoft Photonic Device Tools Release Notes on SolvNetPlus.

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

RSoft 光子器件工具 2024.09 版本包含许多新功能，提高了光子器件/光栅仿真的易用性和速度，主要更新如下：

• FullWAVE FDTD支持基于GPU的FDTD仿真
  • 支持 NVIDIA GPU 硬件
  • 计算速度显著提升，具体提升速度取决于硬件和问题
    
• DiffractMOD RCWA中的非正交单元格
  • 更高效地模拟六角晶格结构
  • 使用此新功能生成的RSoft BSDF文件可完全用于LightTools和MetaOptic Designer中的RSoft BSDF UDOP
• MetaOptic Designer 新增添加远场和MTF目标功能
  • 支持针对特定远场或MTF目标的超构透镜设计与仿真

如需了解更多产品提升信息，请联系 photonics_support@synopsys.com. 

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