LightTools Illumination Design Software Design, Analyze, Optimize and Deliver Illumination Optics

LightTools Illumination Design Software Applications LightTools® is a 3D optical engineering and design software product that supports virtual prototyping, simulation, optimization, and photorealistic renderings of illumination applications. Its complete design and analysis capabilities, combined with ease of use, support for rapid design iterations, and automatic system optimization, help to ensure the delivery of accurate, timely, and cost-effective illumination designs. Across a broad range of illumination applications, LightTools helps you get high-performance, systems to market faster. View...

DIGITAL PROJECTORS Key Capabilities • Library of pre-defined LCD, DMD, and LCoS projector models • Light source definition by geometric and measured sources, including updated standard ray file formats • Built-in colorimetry analysis features to evaluate color quality and simulated display appearance • Creation of complex mixing-rod shapes with minimal effort and optimization capabilities that automatically refine the design form • Rapid and high-accuracy spatial luminance calculations Key Capabilities • Visualization of how a luminaire is lit and how it lights a room • Reflector and refractive...

STRAY LIGHT SIMULATION Key Capabilities • Ray path analysis that visually identifies stray light issues and summarizes energy flux and total power • Receiver data filtering for multiple analyses from a single simulation • Aim areas for efficient analysis of stray light in systems • CAD import and export to leverage existing data VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTING Key Capabilities • Interactive construction, parametric editing, and automatic optimization of complex shapes • Multiple appliqués, dot patterns, fine groove structures, or bump structures for light extraction • Volume scattering inside a material...

MEDICAL IMAGING AND SURGICAL DEVICES MACHINE VISION AND LASER SCANNING COMPONENTS Key Capabilities • Full suite of volumetric optical effects, including scatter, phosphorescence, and absorption • Tissue modeling using industry-standard Henyey-Greenstein and Gegenbauer models • Extensible surface scattering capabilities • Extensive material modeling and a full complement of geometric laser propagation capabilities • Accurate modeling of both illumination and detection optics across the electromagnetic spectrum • Evaluation of illuminator and detection optics from the detector's point of view •...

Key Capabilities • Time of flight measurements • Detection of low signal reflections • Design feature for hyperspectral instruments AR/MR/VR AND CO-SIMULATION WITH RSOFT PRODUCTS • Integration of sub-micron structures in designs • Exploration of image fusion for AR systems, such as automotive heads-up-displays • Evaluation of glare effects as experienced by the human eye • Contrast reduction analysis for ambient lighting environments LightTools has multiple modules that can be licensed in configurations to meet your specific application needs. The Core Module is a prerequisite for all other modules,...

Core Module Illumination Module The LightTools Core Module provides graphical 3D solid modeling functionality and interactive optical ray tracing for creating and visualizing optical and opto-mechanical systems, including the capability to specific properties for materials and optical surfaces. Enables designers to simulate and analyze light as it traverses the optical and mechanical components in a model. Includes state-of-the-art Monte Carlo ray tracing for accurate predictions of intensity, luminance, and illuminance throughout the model, as well as powerful illumination analysis capabilities....