Simulation & Design Tools

Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
New Software Forms Foundation for CAD-Integrated Optical Design Software
New Software Forms Foundation for CAD-Integrated Optical Design Software Breault Research Organization (BRO) has released an updated version of the company's APEX® optical engineering software. Now available to new and existing customers with current software maintenance agreements, APEX 2010 V2R1 represents a leap forward in CAD-integrated optical software architecture. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
ENCELIUM Introduces POLARIS 3D™ at LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL 2011
ENCELIUM Introduces POLARIS 3D™ at LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL 2011 TEANECK, N.J., Encelium Technologies, an innovative leader in energy management and lighting control systems, has introduced Polaris 3D, its next generation of lighting control software for the Energy Control System™. As the first software application of its kind in the lighting control industry, Encelium elected to unveil this ground-breaking technology at Lightfair International 2011, held in Philadelphia this spring. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
Synopsys’ LightTools Delivers Leading-Edge Illumination Analysis
Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the availability of enhancements to its LightTools(r) illumination design and analysis software, acquired as part of Synopsys' acquisition of Optical Research Associates (ORA(r)). LightTools 7.2 delivers features that will help users graphically analyse simulation results, compute important metrics when designing for the lighting industry, iteratively design with CAD software and improve the efficiency of luminaire and solar designs. These capabilities enable lighting designers to more easily explore design alternatives, study light behavior and improve product quality early in the design process. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
Lambda Research Corporation Announces the Release of TracePro 7.2
TracePro 7.2 is the latest release of Lambda¡¦s award-winning illumination and optical analysis software. This release features the first fully interactive 3D optimizer specifically designed to increase productivity by giving the user complete control of the optimization process. The new 3D optimizer features a sketch utility to quickly create any 3D symmetric or asymmetric CAD geometry, interactive ray tracing for design verification, and digitization of target functions. This new optimizer drastically reduces design time, increases productivity, while at the same time giving the user complete control of the optimization process. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
Breault Research Organization (BRO) Releases APEX 2012 V1R1 - Now Available as Optical Software Add-In for SolidWorks
Breault Research Organization (BRO), the global provider of virtual prototyping software and optical engineering services, is pleased to announce the release of APEX 2012 V1R1. New features and enhancements in APEX 2012 include the transition of the program to a SolidWorks add-in; new ray tracing options, visualizations, and capabilities; powerful enhancements for stray light analysis; and new photometric data import and export options. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
Power Integrations’ New PI Expert Suite 9.0 Power Supply Design Software Supports LED Lighting
Power Integrations’ New PI Expert Suite 9.0 Power Supply Design Software Supports LED Lighting Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced that the latest version of its popular power supply design software, PI Expert Suite 9.0, now includes support for its LinkSwitch™-PL and LinkSwitch-PH LED-driver ICs and its recently introduced TinySwitch™-4 off-line switcher IC family. Version 9.0 includes an enhanced schematics-manipulation tool. It also enables designers to upload the resulting BOM from the auto-generated schematic layout to selected, leading design-fulfillment distributors. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
Altium Takes Native 3D PCB To a New Level of ECAD and MCAD Integration
Altium Takes Native 3D PCB To a New Level of ECAD and MCAD Integration Altium Limited, a global leader in Smart System Design Automation and provider of advanced 3D PCB design solutions (Altium Designer) and embedded software development (TASKING), has partnered with Desktop EDA to provide designers with advanced ECAD and MCAD integration. The new addon application, Desktop EDA Solidworks Modeler and the IDF Modelers, is currently available for Altium Designer. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
Mentor Graphics Next-Generation FloTHERM Product Delivers Enhanced Performance and Extended Functionality
Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced its next-generation FloTHERM® product featuring a new native Windows graphical user interface (GUI) to handle pre-processing and large models with ease, targeting today’s most advanced electronic designs. The latest release continues the product line’s 25 year history of technical product innovation and was developed based on extensive user feedback. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
Lambda Research Adds Improved Photorealistic Rendering Capability To TracePro
Lambda Research Adds Improved Photorealistic Rendering Capability To TracePro Lambda Research Corporation, the leading designer and publisher of illumination and optical design software, introduces improved photorealistic rendering with the latest release of its flagship product, TracePro®. The photorealistic rendering capability uses photon mapping to render scenes, sources, lightpipes, and instrument panels. Render high-fidelity photorealistic images showing the lit appearance of optical and illumination systems, and their affected surroundings. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
Altium Partners with Octopart in Developer Program to Improve Features of Altium Designer
Altium Partners with Octopart in Developer Program to Improve Features of Altium Designer Altium Limited, a global leader in Smart System Design Automation, 3D PCB design (Altium Designer) and embedded software development (TASKING), announces a third party developer partnership with Octopart, a well known provider of an electronic parts search engine used by hundreds of thousands of engineers to find and compare parts across different manufacturers and distributors. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
PI’s Flexible Power Supply Design Tool Is Now Available as a Cloud-Based App
PI’s Flexible Power Supply Design Tool Is Now Available as a Cloud-Based App Power Integrations, the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced that its powerful, flexible power supply unit (PSU) design tool, PI Expert™ Suite, is now accessible as a cloud-based app. Previously, users downloaded the tool to a local PC or workstation; with the cloud-based version designers may access the design tool from any internet browser and can be sure that they are always using the most up-to-date version. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
Updated LightTools 8.3 Speeds the Design of Luminaires with a New Advanced Design Module
Synopsys, Inc. announced the availability of version 8.3 of its LightTools® illumination design software, which offers a new Advanced Design Module with robust capabilities for modelling freeform optics for a wide range of applications. The new capabilities enable users to easily incorporate freeform surfaces in illumination designs to produce optical systems that have increased energy efficiency, superior light control and innovative design forms. In addition, LightTools 8.3 delivers new features for highly accurate design and modelling of phosphor based LED systems. Read more »
Products, Materials + Tools | Apr 29, 2017
Updated LightTools 8.3 Speeds the Design of Luminaires with a New Advanced Design Module
Synopsys, Inc. announced the availability of version 8.3 of its LightTools® illumination design software, which offers a new Advanced Design Module with robust capabilities for modelling freeform optics for a wide range of applications. The new capabilities enable users to easily incorporate freeform surfaces in illumination designs to produce optical systems that have increased energy efficiency, superior light control and innovative design forms. In addition, LightTools 8.3 delivers new features for highly accurate design and modelling of phosphor based LED systems. Read more »
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